Maple Scones with Pecans
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Maple Scones with Pecans
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These maple scones with pecans are a Fall delight: light and fluffy and finished with a sweet maple glaze on top. Grab your coffee and get cozy!
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 8 Tbsp. cold, unsalted butter (1 stick)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
For the glaze
- 1/3 cup maple syrup, pure
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 1/4 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans (for garnish on top of glaze)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silicone baking mat (like a Silpat)
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Add the cubed, cold butter into the drying ingredients. Using a pastry cutter, cut butter into the flour until pea-sized coarse crumbs form.
- In medium sized bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, heavy cream, egg and vanilla.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Combine using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until slightly incorporated. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and fold just until combined in a ball and flatten out and form into a circle. Dough may appear dry, but will form together. If dough is sticky, use flour as needed (but not too much!)
- Shape the scones by cutting them into 8 triangles using a bench scraper.
- Optional but recommended: freeze the scones for 15-30 minutes, especially if you feel the dough got warm while you were working with it. Cold dough = best scones.
- Place the scones on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 15-16 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
- Make the glaze: melt the butter in the maple syrup, either in the microwave or on the stove in a small saucepan. Add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mix until smooth.
- Spread glaze on top of cooled scones and garnish with chopped pecans.
- Scones are best the day of, or store in the fridge for 2-3 days. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Alternate ways to cut butter into flour:
- If you don’t have a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the flour, you can use 2 knives to literally cut the butter into the flour.
- You can freeze the butter and use a box cheese grater to grate the butter into the flour.
- You can use the food processor to combine the butter into the flour, be sure to stop when there are still pea-size bits of butter visible in the bowl.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1scone
Calories
451kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
60g
(20%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
44mg
(15%)
Sodium
445mg
(19%)
Potassium
121mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
34g
(68%)
Vitamin A
781IU
(16%)
Calcium
142mg
(14%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8scones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 451 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1scone | |
| Calories | 451kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 44mg | 15% |
| Sodium | 445mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 121mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 781IU | 16% |
| Calcium | 142mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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