Maple Walnut Scones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup dark maple syrup
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 grease and flour a cookie sheet.
• 3 combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and blend with a whisk.
• 4 cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives.
• 5 in a separate bowl beat the eggs; blend in syrup and cream.
• 6 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients all at once.
• 7 mix in walnuts and stir just enough to blend together.
• 8 gather the dough into a ball and roll out between two pieces of waxed paper forming a circle about 1 1/2-inches thick.
• 9 cut into 8 pie shaped pieces and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
• 10 brush tops with additional syrup and bake for 20 minutes.