Maple Walnut Scones Recipes

MAPLE WALNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F.
• Grease and flour a cookie sheet.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and blend with a whisk.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives.
• In a separate bowl beat the eggs; blend in syrup and cream.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients all at once.
• Mix in walnuts and stir just enough to blend together.
• Gather the dough into a ball and roll out between two pieces of waxed paper forming a circle about 1 1/2-inches thick.
• Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Brush tops with additional syrup and bake for 20 minutes.

MAPLE WALNUT SCONES, LOW FAT - LOW SUGAR

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt.
• Cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in walnuts.
• In a separate bowl, combine the applesauce, milk, syrup, and maple flavoring.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until you've formed a dry soft dough.
• Flour your work surface generously and scrape the dough out of the mixing bowl onto the floured surface.
• Divide the dough in half.
• Gently pat each half of dough into a 7 inch circle about 7/8 inch thick.
• Transfer dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (or Silipat mat).
• Brush the tops with the egg white and sprinkle with Splenda to your likeing.
• Using knife, divide each dough circle into eight wedges.
• Gently separate the wedges so that they're almost touching in the center, but are spaced about an inch apart at the edges.
• bake the scones for 15-18 minutes at 425, or until they're golden brown.