Need some help with this scone recipe

oli

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I have some frozen raspberries I would like to use up and want to apply it to this scone recipe. The berries in this recipe are not as moist as my raspberries so I think for the scones to come out I need to make some adjustments.
What do you suggest?
10 oz unbleached AP flour
1 T baking powder
3 T sugar
1/2 t salt
5 Tcold unsalted butter, cut into little pieces
1/2 c currants or cranberries or whatever
1 c heavy cream
preheat to 425

place all the dry ingredients in a bowl or food processor. whisk together or process with six 1-second pulses
cut in the butter until the mixture is like coarse meal. (With the food processor sprinkle the butter pieces and process with twelve 1-second pulses). Mix in the dried fruits. Transfer to a bowl.
Stir in the heavy cream with a fork until the dough begins to form, about 30 seconds.
Tranfer the dough and all dry flour bits to a countertop and knead by hand just until it comes together into a rough, slightly sticky ball, 5 to 10 seconds. (it's important to NOT overwork the dough). Pat the dough into a thick circle.
 
Honestly, I would not bother. Raspberries have so much liquid in them, probably about 90%, that I think you can't include them unless you dry them first. And you couldn't get them mixed in without mushing them. Scones rely on being somewhat dry in texture. Even just making a liquid from the berries and using that would mess you up, I believe.

You could use fresh cranberries at the last momnet as they have a protective skin. Add some lime zest for extra zing.
 
Maybe make sure that the berries have had a good chance to drain and dry and they tend to get mushy when frozen. Good luck.
 
Must keep them frozen.
When using delicate fruit like raspberries, frozen works best. Even with a gentle hand, I find that fresh raspberries get too smashed and sticky when mixing into the dough. Using frozen berries solves this problem, helps keep the dough cold, and will taste just as great when they come out of the oven.
 
I had used the original recipe that worked out well in the past so I wasn't sure if I needed to make any adjustments since raspberries produce so much juice compared to currants.
It turned out to be a hit.
 
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