Baking is the one thing that relaxes me, so does eating , but it’s very satisfying because everyone loves baked goods. Family, Friends, they always ask, “When will you make more scones?” or anything that I bake actually. Lately I’ve been slacking, so much has changed, but my love for baking and cooking have not. I’m sharing this  basic recipe for scones , it’s really simple and straight forward. If you have made biscuits before, this is similar to that as far as getting the dough to come together. Have some fun with it, include your kids, family and friends in making these scones or with anything you cook.

 

 

Scones

2 cups All Purpose Flour

1/3 cup Brown Sugar or Light Brown Sugar

1 Tbsps. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup butter cut into small pieces

3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

1 cup Pecans roughly chopped

 

Icing

1 cup Powdered Sugar

2-3 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream

1-2 tbsp. Maple Extract

 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Cut butter into small pieces, about 1/4 inch pieces. Keep butter cold by placing it in the refrigerator or freezer for at least 10 minutes

In large mixing bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix well with a whisk or fork. Add cold butter and coat each piece with the flour. Take a piece of butter and squeeze it as flat as possible. This will create layers within the dough to make it lighter and tender. Add the pecans, then add the heavy whipping cream. Mix gently until you have a ball of rough ball of dough. Knead it gently until there’s no dry flour and it holds it’s shape. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes to rest the dough.

Take a small bowl and add powdered sugar, maple extract and heavy whipping cream. Mix together, check for consistency. If to firm add another tablespoon of whipping cream until you it has a slight running  consistency, if to runny add more powdered sugar. Place aside until you are ready for the scones.

On a flour surface take the dough and again, gently rollout the dough, flour just as needed. Roll out a 7 inch circle. Cut out 8 wedges and place on a greased cookie sheet or place parchment paper on cookie sheet first then arrange wedges on the paper.

At this point take a pastry bush and coat the tops of the dough with some heavy whipping cream, just to give them a nice sheen or you can skip this step. Place in preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes, just until golden brown.

Take the scones out of the oven when ready, let them rest until they cool down enough so when you drizzle the icing, so it doesn’t just melt away. When they are cool enough drizzle the icing with a fork or spoon and let them rest for a few minutes or eat right away. They will have a slight crumble to them and taste amazing warm. Have them with some jelly, jam or honey if you like. They will keep in the refrigerator for a few days, if they last that long.

I hope you enjoy these scones. They have been my favorite for a few years and my go to when I bake. Always a hit at work, they get devoured there. The dough is a basic scone dough and you can add any flavoring and other things to it like dried cranberries , chocolate chips, other type of nuts, fresh berries. The dough is very versatile. Have fun making them for family and friends.