Scones With Sugar-Nut Toppping

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"From a local source, local chef."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 8 scones

ingredients

• Scones

• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, cut up into small pieces
• 1 large egg
• 1⁄2 cup half-and-half or 1/2 cup whole milk

• Spiced Sugar-Nut Mixture

• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dash of freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons pecans, coarsely chopped (or other nut of your choice)

directions

1. SCONES: Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender until you have coarse crumbs.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and half and half.
4. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir with a fork [[just]] until ingredients are moistened and hold together.
5. Gather dough into a ball and knead several times on a floured surface.
6. Pat the ball into an 8 inch round.
7. SUGAR-NUT MIXTURE: Combine the ingredients in a small bowl. Yield 1/4 cup.
8. Sprinkle dough round with the sugar-nut topping.
9. Cut into 8 wedges. Place the wedges slightly apart on an ungreased parchment lined baking sheet.
10. Bake the scones until golden brown, about 12 minutes.