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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Easy to make, moist and flavorful! My husband loves these. He says they taste like a cinnamon roll and I say that they are MUCH easier and quicker to make than cinnamon rolls. Try them! This is one of the ultimate comfort foods, in my opinion. Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour (i use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white) |
1 cup rolled oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) |
1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus |
2 tablespoons granulated sugar |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
8 tablespoons unsalted butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, chilled and cut into pieces |
3/4 cup milk |
1 egg, lightly beaten |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans |
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar |
3 -4 teaspoons orange juice or 3 -4 teaspoons milk |
1 -2 teaspoon orange zest, grated |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 425°F.
2. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
3. In food processor, combine flour, oats, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
4. Cut butter into 5-6 pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until butter is size of small peas-do not over pulse.
5. Transfer dry mixture to larger bowl.
6. In small bowl, combine milk, egg and vanilla; blend well.
7. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients all at once; stir with fork or rubber spatula until dry ingredients are moistened.
8. In another small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with the pecans and cinnamon; mix well.
9. Sprinkle evenly over dough in bowl; gently stir batter to swirl in cinnamon mixture (Do not blend completely.).
10. Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
11. Bake 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.***.
12. Glaze:.
13. In small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, grated orange zest and enough orange juice or milk for desired consistency; mix until smooth.
14. Drizzle over top of warm scones.
15. Serve warm.
16. ***When I make these, I have 9 scones and it takes 18 minutes to bake them in my oven.
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