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Pomegranates, before they are picked to make

Pomegranate Orange Scones

You may or may not have seen my recipe for pomegranate orange (chocolate) scones a while ago. They were delicious, by the way, even if it is a little odd to find a bit of pomegranate aril meal in your mouth after you've chewed up most of a bite. 

Julie, from The Crafty Quilter blog, commented on that post and informed me that she had a couple pomegranate trees in her backyard, (NO KIDDING!!) but had never eaten the pomegranate arils. She was determined to make my recipe - and DID. She loved the scones - and later wrote a post about the scones, adding a photo of her pomegranate trees.

So, although you thought they were mini hot-air balloons, those things in the photo above are actually pomegranates in their natural habitat. Cool, huh!

Thank you to Julie for giving me permission to lift the photo from her blog and use it on this follow-up post. 

In case you missed my recipe, click HERE to get it and to read about the Great Pomegranate Experience!  You won't be sorry.

By the way, looking at the color of the pomegranate arils in Julie's photo,I'm wondering if the pomegranates at the supermarkets in Wisconsin were picked before they were completely ripe. So if what we get at our stores tastes good to us, imagine what it would be like to eat a tree-ripened pomegranate!

How many of you have eaten a tree-ripened pomegranate?

How many of you have never eaten a pomegranate?

How many of you don't know what a pomegranate is???   LOL  For those who fall into that category, don't feel bad. I hadn't tasted a pomegranate until a few weeks ago!!!

 

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Pomegranate Orange Scones Recipe

Okay, before I get to the recipe, I have to admit that until last week, I'd never tasted a pomegranate in my life. When this deep, dark secret was revealed, my granddaughter and my next door neighbor lady, who just happened to deliver a few pomegranates, were horrified. Bethany proceeded to peel the pomegranate right then and there, and I was initiated into the wonderful world of arils.

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So I ate my first pomegranate arils. Eating pomegranate arils was a lot like eating really sweet and juicy fruit at the same time as chewing on dry field corn. But the juicy part disappears and you're left with a bit of mealy stuff in your mouth.

If you didn't grow up on a farm, you might not have eaten dry field corn. It's not something that our mother served us at the dinner table, of course, but a kid eats dry field corn for the same reason that they lick a block of salt that's been set out in the pasture for the cows or drink out of a mud puddle.


Pomegranate Orange (Chocolate) Scones, Recipe:
Makes seventeen 3.5 inch scones

The original recipe, which I tweaked a bit, was found at runningtothekitchen.com

4 c. all purpose flour
1 c. butter, cubed
2/3 c. sugar
2 t. salt
2 T. baking powder
1 t. baking soda

1 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1/3 c. orange zest
6 oz. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 c. pomegranate arils (in this case, it was all the arils from two pomegranates)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Spray heavy jelly roll pan with no-stick cooking spray.

Combine flours, butter, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until finely mixed.

In a small bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients except chocolate chips and pomegranate arils. Pour wet ingredients into stand mixer and mix together on medium speed until incorporated. Add 6 oz. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and mix into the rest.

Fold in pomegranate arils.

Drop by large spoonfuls onto baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes until lightly golden brown on top and edges.

Best served warm with REAL Wisconsin butter!

And the mealy stuff doesn't hang around your mouth. It works well into the whole scheme of the scone.

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So I just now took them out of the oven and have a buttered scone sitting here in front of me. I took a bite...........................  Here's my assessment:

Tender and Delicious!! Lots of pomegranate arils, plenty of orange zest, and mini semi-sweet chocolate chips are a terrific combination.

This would be a nice treat early on Christmas morning, to go along with your freshly-brewed coffee or tea!

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