Maple Oat Nut Scones By: Siobhan

~Maple Oat Nut Scones~

Today I have a recipe to share with you that I got from The Pioneer Woman blog. Yesterday we were all in the mood for some scones, and I made these. These scones are delicious! They are flaky and light, but they are incredibly filling with the maple icing. I doubled the recipe for our family, and we had enough for dinner and breakfast.

Ingredients
(Yields 8 scones)

• 2-3/4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Oats Ground In A Food Processor Or Blender
• 1/3 cup Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Salt
• 2 sticks (1 Cup) Cold Butter
• 1/2 cup Nuts Finely Chopped
  
• 3/4 cups Heavy Cream (more If Needed)
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 teaspoon Maple Extract
• Icing
• 5 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/4 cup Whole Milk
• 2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
• 2 Tablespoons Strong Coffee
• 2 teaspoons Maple Extract

 

 Mix together the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

I chopped the butter and then added it in, but next time I will definitely grate it. Grating the butter makes it much easier to incorporate. The secret to amazing scones is to use cold butter. Although it is harder to work with, it makes all the difference.

Stir in nuts. The original recipe called for pecans, but I used walnuts I had chopped in the food processor that were leftover from my Healthy Banana Cookies. They worked just as well.

Roll the dough out into a circle until it is 6-8 inches wide. Cut into eighths and put on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Opt: Top with a little sugar.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-24 minutes or until puffy and tops are firm. They should have almost no color, but the bottoms should be firm.

 

 While these are in the oven, mix together the icing ingredients until the icing is thick, but pourable. Pour generously over scones when they are cooled.

Enjoy!