Pine Nuts and Cardamom Scones

Found this one in an old issue of Bon Appetit and I tweaked the recipe a bit because the cardamom flavour was a bit too much, now this is just perfect.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  large egg
• 3  tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1⁄4 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon double-acting baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  freshly grated nutmeg
• 2  teaspoons  freshly grated lemon zest
• 3⁄8 cup  cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 1⁄3 cup pine nuts, toasted lightly

• Egg Wash

• 1  large egg, beaten with
• 2  tablespoons milk
•  granulated sugar, for sprinkling the scones

Directions

1. In a bowl whisk together the milk, the egg, the brown sugar, and the vanilla until the mixture is combined well.
2. In another bowl stir together the flour, the salt, the baking powder, the baking soda, the cardamom, the cinnamon, the nutmeg, and the zest and blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. Stir in the milk mixture and three fourths of the pine nuts with a fork until the mixture just forms a sticky but manageable dough.
4. Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface for 30 seconds, pat it into a 3/4-inch-thick round, and with a 2 1/2-inch fluted cutter cut it into rounds.
5. On an ungreased baking sheet press the remaining pine nuts lightly into the scones, brush the scones with the egg wash, and sprinkle them with the granulated sugar.
6. Bake the scones in the middle of a preheated 400°F oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they are golden.