Metropolitan Granola Scones Recipe
From:
Metropolitan Bakery
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Makes:
12 scones
In Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market these scones fly off the shelf at the Metropolitan Bakery stall. The bakery gave us the recipe so you can re-create these at home in all their buttery, flaky glory.
Game plan: Plan ahead if you want to make these scones—the dough has to sit in the refrigerator overnight.
The cold, cubed butter creates the steam needed to ensure the flakiness and texture.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup stone-ground cornmeal
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for topping
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons sweet butter, cold and cut into small cubes
- 2 1/2 cups granola, such as Metropolitan Bakery Granola
- 3/4 cup heavy cream, plus extra for brushing
INSTRUCTIONS
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt. With the paddle attachment, cut in the butter on low speed until it resembles coarse meal. Add the granola and pour in the cream. Mix until the dough just comes together.
- Scrape the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into three equal pieces. Shape each into a round disk 1 inch thick. Brush with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Cut each disk into 4 equal triangles. Place the scones on a parchment-lined baking tray with space in between. Chill scones overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the tray of scones on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove scones and cool slightly. Serve warm scones with clotted cream, jam, or enjoy them alone.
This recipe, while from a trusted source, may not have been tested by the CHOW food
team.
If it helps any, Metropolitan Bakery's granola tastes like the granola snack mix from Costco. Except Costco's granola is softer.
Here's the ingredient list from the bag. If you've made granola at home before you can probably get something close to it by looking at the ingredients. Remember it's a requirement that ingredients are listed on packages by quantity/volume - the most at the top of the list down to the least at the bottom.
Ingredients: oats, honey, maple syrup, canola oil, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, wheat germ, milk powder, almonds, pecans, sesame seeds, coconut, dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries and strawberries, spices, and flavorings
Chow Pick's review says it's "not your typical overly sweet, heavily spiced cereal" but you'll notice that honey and maple syrup are the 2nd and 3rd ingredients on the list and all the dried fruits contain high concentrations of sugar. I'd experiment with cutting out the sugar in the scone recipe or cutting back the sugar in the granola if sugar is an issue in your diet.
It is really frustrating that there is no recipe for the granola itself.