Honey Almond Scones

And the frosting? Yum.
SCONES
1/4 c. buttermilk or plain yogurt (I used milk and added about 1/2 t. lemon juice)
3/4 c. honey
2 eggs
1/4 t. almond extract
3 c. flour
4 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. butter, chilled
1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. finely chopped almonds
FROSTING
3 T. butter, melted
1 t. vanilla
2 drops almond extract
1 T. hot water
1 c. powdered sugar
Put a sheet of parchment paper on cookie sheet. Set aside.
In small bowl, stir together buttermilk or yogurt, honey, eggs, and almond extract. Set aside.
In large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender, until the butter is well distributed in small bits throughout. (You can use clean fingers to finish the job, if you like.) Add sugar and almonds and mix.
Add wet ingredients to dry, and stir until a ball forms. With floured hands, knead 5 to 6 times until it's well blended.
Plop dough onto parchment paper and pat down into circle (maybe 9 inches across). Smooth it out so it's evenly thick throughout. Cut into wedges. (Hyzy recommends 8, but you can cut into 12 or 16 pieces if you like. I made 8, but we ended up cutting most of the scones in half before eating. But then we ended up eating two wedges anyway, so I suppose it all works out in the end.)
Bake at 375 degrees until medium golden brown. The recipe says for 25 minutes, but my oven runs hot so I took mine out after 17 or 18 minutes.
For frosting, mix together butter, vanilla, almond extract, and water. Add powdered sugar and stir well. You can add more hot water, 1 t. at a time, until the glaze has the consistency of thick syrup. Spoon over warm scones.
Now kick off your shoes and enjoy your scone with a good book (like State of the Onion).
Labels: breads
15 Comments:
These scones sound absolutely delicious!! First time to your blog, and it is lovely. Nice to meet you. I am going to check out the books below now!
Love the scones and really love the frosting.
Hi Lynn,
Thanks onece agian!
I am getting such a collection of must try recipes.... just need to make time to do them. Most scone recipes I have tried end up too heavy (okay..like rocks!)
Yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I'll keep a copy. :)
A well-done scone is a thing of beauty. Truly one of my favorite ways to start the day. Thanks!
This looks incredibly tasty!
I have honey, I have almonds. I have a weekend coming up... sounds like a perfect combination, eh? Thanks for the recipe!
Oh, I love love love scones! These are beautiful, Lynn!
Thanks for visiting ReTorte and commenting! Always nice to get new readers.
Oh wow, they look great! I love sweetening things with honey. It not only adds sweet, but also a certain perfume to baked goods. Lovely!
Mmm, the only thing better than a scone is a *frosted* scone. Yum! These look and sound terrific!
Ooooh, honey and almond go so well together. Perfect breakfast (or anytime!) treat.
Wow Those scones sound yummy I will have to give them a try!
I LOVE scones, but I've never had one frosted! We will have our son and his family here for a week in July, and I'll definitely try this recipe on them. It's always nice to have a group so that you know whatever you make WILL be eaten, as opposed to just Hubby (who doesn't care for scones) and me!
But, these look delicious, so maybe I don't WANT to share them!
This looks like a keeper-the frosting definitely convinced me :)
Mmmmm..... scones. Gotta love em'!
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