Easy Scone Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup walnuts

  toasted
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar

  packed
• 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt.
• 8 Tablespoon unsalted butter

  cold
• 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon orange peel

  grated
• 8 oz. dates

  chopped
• 1 egg yolk

Instructions

• 1 Start off by toasting your nuts in a 325˚ F oven for 8 minutes.
• 2 While the nuts are toasting, whisk or process 2 ¼ cups all purpose white flour,
  1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar, 2 ¼ teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon
  salt. Cut in or process 1 stick of cold unsalted butter until you get coarse
  crumbs. Set aside.
• 3 In another bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream (may sub milk), 1
  large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and ¼ teaspoon grated orange peel.
• 4 Using your food processor or whisk, add the creamy orange mixture to the flour
  mixture. Work the dough until you get a nice solid ball. It will be moist, but
  not sticky.
• 5 On a lightly floured surface, gently fold in ½ cup chopped toasted nuts and 8
  oz. chopped dates until dispersed evenly. Pat the dough down into an approximate
  9 inch circle and place on a greased baking sheet. With a serrated knife, cut
  the circle into wedges. Brush the entire top and sides with some egg yolk mixed
  with a bit of water.
• 6 Bake in a preheated 375˚ F for 20 minutes. Then pull them apart ever so slightly
  to allow more air flow and bake another 8-10 minutes. Scones are done when a
  toothpick inserted into the tip of the triangle comes out clean. Remove the
  scones to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes.

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