ALMOND POPPY SEED SCONES
List of Ingredients
- 2 CUPS FLOUR
- 1/3 CUP SUGAR
- 2 TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER
- 1/4 TEASPOON SALT
- 1 TABLESLPOON POPPY SEEDS
- 1/3 CUP COLD SWEET BUTTER, CUBED
- 1 EGG, BEATEN
- 1 TEASPOON ALMOND EXTRACT
- 1/2 CUP WHIPPING CREAM
- 1/3 CUP SLICED ALMONDS
- GLAZE:
- 1 EGG BEATEN WITH 1 TABLESPOON WHIPPING CREAM
Instructions
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 375°.
- COMBINE FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER, SALT AND POPPY SEEDS. WITH A PASTRY BLENDER OR YOUR FINGERS, CUT IN BUTTER UNTIL CRUMBLY.
- IN A SMALL BOWL, COMBINE EGG, WHIPPING CREAM AND ALMOND EXTRACT. STIR INTO THE DRY INGREDIENTS UNTIL MOISTENED.
- TRANSFER DOUGH TO A LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE AND KNEAD UNTIL DOUGH FORMS A SMOOTH BALL. ROLL DOUGH INTO A 1" THICK CIRCLE AND CUT INTO 8 TRIANGLES.
- PLACE SCONES ON LIGHTLY GREASED BAKING SHEET. BRUSH LIGHTLY WITH GLAZE AND SPRINKLE WITH SLICED ALMONDS AND SUGAR. BAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL LIGHTLY BROWNED.
- 8 TRIANGLES
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