Maple Walnut Scones

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• glaze:
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1/8 teaspoon maple flavored extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• set oven rack to lower center of oven. preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). toast walnuts on a baking sheet in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. cool.
• whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. toss butter pieces in the flour mixture to coat. use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. stir in toasted walnuts. beat egg in a large bowl. mix in the half-and-half, 1 teaspoon maple extract, and vanilla extract. stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing just until blended, switching from a spoon to your hands as the mixture comes together. place dough in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• roll chilled dough into a ball on a lightly floured surface. flatten dough into a 3/4 inch circle. cut into 8 wedges.
• bake scones on a parchment lined baking sheet just until firm and the bottoms are lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. cool for 3 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
• stir together the confectioners' sugar, hot water, and 1/8 teaspoon maple extract. drizzle on scones to glaze.