Orange Spice Scones

Category: Desserts & Sweets | Blog URL: http://blogjar.blogspot.com/2010/02/mad-about-scones.html

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Ingredients

3 teaspoons of sugar

2 teaspoons orange peel

cup cold butter, sliced into chunks

1 egg, slightly beaten

6 teaspoons half'n'half

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and orange peel in large bowl

Cut in butter until dry mixture resembles coarse crumbs

Stir in molasses, pumpkin pie spice, and egg. Stir JUST ENOUGH TO MIX

Stir in half'n'half a bit at a time, just enough to pull the dough away from the bowl

Turn onto well-floured surface and knead 8 - 10 times.

Gently roll-out or pat out dough. Use cookie cutters or a glass to cut out round bits of dough

Put onto cookie sheet, bake 9 minutes

Brush scones slightly with two parts half'n'half and one part molasses

Bake another 2-3 minutes

Remove from pan

Enjoy warm with tea and essays about Victorian Women's literature

Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 5:44am