Apple Harvest Scones with Caramelized Pecans
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Bread
Serves: 16
Ingredients
  • 2¼ c. all purpose flour
  • 1 T. baking powder
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • ½ t. Kosher salt
  • ½ c. dark brown sugar
  • 1 c. finely chopped Honeycrisp apple
  • ¾ c. Caramelized pecans or toasted walnuts or pecans(optional)
  • ½ c. butter, frozen
  • 6 T. heavy whipping cream
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 T. vanilla
  • Caramelized Pecans:
  • ¾ c. caramelized pecans
  • ¼ c. dark brown sugar
  • 1 T. butter
  • ⅛ t. cinnamon
  • ⅛ t. nutmeg
  • ⅛ t. allspice
Instructions
  1. Combine all the dry ingredients.
  2. Grate the frozen butter over the dry ingredients and lightly toss to evenly distribute.
  3. Mix in the diced apples and nuts.
  4. Place bowl in freezer for 10 minutes.
  5. Whisk together the whipping cream, egg and vanilla.
  6. Make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in the milk/egg mixture.
  7. Stir gently to combine until it begins to hold together. The mixture will still be crumbly.
  8. Empty dough onto a floured surface and press together into an 8 inch circle. Flatten top surface using a rolling pin. Slice it in half.
  9. Press halves into a 6 inch circle and roll top flat again.
  10. Cut each into 6 wedges, totaling 12 wedges.
  11. Place them on a parchment paper-lined rimmed baking sheet.
  12. Brush each wedge with additional heavy cream and sprinkle with some Sugar in the Raw(turbinado sugar).
  13. Bake for approximately 20 minutes in a 400 degree oven.
  14. Remove scones to cooling rack after resting on pan for 5 minutes.
  15. Caramelized Pecans:
  16. Place all ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat, Whisk together until melted.
  17. Stir constantly with a rubber spatula until nuts a coated evenly;
  18. Remove from heat and spread nuts on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
  19. Separate nuts with forks while hot , or break them up after they have hardened and cooled.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/apple-harvest-scones-caramelized-pecans/