Recipe: Sophie'S Maple Scones With Pecans & Cranberries, Served With Maple'S Butter

Step 1

Take an oven rack out of the oven. Preheat the oven to 200°C . ( 392 F ) for about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Take a medium bowl, add the flour & baking powder. Mix well.

Step 3

Take a larger bowl & sieve the flour & baking powder mix. Add the pecans & the cranberries.

Step 4

Fold them into the flour mix. Now, add the baking margarine & with the help of your hands mix it all together until it forms breadcrumbs. Now, you have a crumbly dough.

Step 5

Add the milk & 6 tablespoons of the maple syrup. Mix well with a spoon. Now, the dough sticks & is wet.

Step 6

Place the dough with floured hands on a well floured Silpat. Knead the dough for 5 to 6 times until it forms a real elastic dough. Add more flour to prevent sticking.

Step 7

Divide the dough in 2. With your hands, flatten the dough. I don't use a rolling pin. It's not necessary. My dough is about 1 cm to 1 + 1/2 cm thick. I use my round 5 cm diameter cutter to cut out equal sized scones.

Step 8

Place them on another Silpat or a baking sheet, a bit apart from each other & prick the top of the scones a few times lightly with a fork.

Step 9

With the rest of your maple syrup, glaze the top & sides of the scones . Bake into the oven for about 12 to 15 minutes, on the lower shelf until they are golden & browned. Repeat with the other scones.

Step 10

When ready, test with a sewing pin. Take them out of the oven & let them cool on a wire rack.

Step 11

When completely cool, store in a cookie box.

Step 12

Enjoy cut open with some butter, your favourite jam & maybe some clotted cream.

Step 13

I enjoy them now, with Canadian maple butter.