Maple Walnut Scones

These tasty maple walnut scones are made with sugar, baking powder, and vanilla extract. They taste like they came from a specialty coffee shop.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 371 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup half-and-half
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.125 teaspoon maple flavored extract
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Set oven rack to lower center of oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Toast walnuts on a baking sheet in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Cool.

Step 3

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Toss butter pieces in flour mixture to coat. Use a pastry blender to cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in toasted walnuts. Beat egg in a large bowl. Mix in half-and-half, maple extract, and vanilla extract. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing until just blended, switching from a spoon to your hands as mixture comes together. Place dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Roll chilled dough into a ball on a lightly floured surface. Flatten dough into a 3/4-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges.

Step 5

Stir together confectioners' sugar, hot water, and remaining maple extract. Drizzle on scones to glaze.