Maui Scones

swissms's Note:

The coconut, pineapple and nuts combine in these scones to give them a taste of the tropics. From Land o'Lakes.

• Total Time: 28 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 scones

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup cold land o lakes butter
• ½ cup sweetened flaked coconut
• ½ cup macadamia nuts (or substitute any one type of nut) or ½ cup cashew nuts , chopped (or substitute any one type of nut)
• ¼ cup crushed pineapple , drained, reserve 1 tablespoon juice
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons sweetened flaked coconut

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Combine flour, brown sugar and baking powder in medium bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut and macadamia cashew mix.
4. Beat pineapple, reserved pineapple juice and eggs in small bowl until well mixed; stir pineapple mixture into flour mixture (mixture may be slightly dry).
5. Knead about 10 times or until mixture forms a dough, adding small amount of flour, if necessary.
6. Divide dough in half. Pat each half into 6-inch circle. Place onto large ungreased baking sheet. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. -or- Use 3" biscuit cutter to cut out round scones.
7. Sprinkle scones with coconut. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until scones are cooked through. Depending on your oven, you may need to bake longer. If scones turn golden brown, cover with foil and continue to bake until cooked through.

Reviews

[momaphet]

This recipe has the potential to be really good but something is off. They were heavy and gummy, even my DH who likes things on the doughy side didn't care for the texture. I think the problem is using only egg and pineapple juice for the moisture. I would cut the egg in half and use milk for the balance of the liquid, also increasing the baking powder a little might help.
I found the pineapple just disappeared so my choice would be to use pineapple bits or rings coarsely chopped. I used cashews and almonds, I chopped them medium fine, I would also leave them in bigger chunks next time. The coconut was the dominant flavor which I enjoyed. My only change was adding 1/4 tsp of salt. I love the idea of this scone and maybe with some tweaks could really shine!