Butterscotch Scones
- FOR THE SCONES:
- 1-1/2 cup Flour
- 2-1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 cups Butter
- 2-1/2 Tablespoons Butterscotch (recipe Below)
- 1/4 cups , Plus 2 Tablespoons Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 whole Small Egg
- 1/2 cups Additional Butterscotch, More Or Less To Taste, For Garnish (Recipe Included)
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- FOR THE BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE:
- 1/4 cups Butter
- 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 teaspoons Coarse Sea Salt
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- For The Butterscotch Sauce:
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the sugar, cream and salt and whisk until well blended. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for about five minutes, whisking occasionally.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Stir to combine, and set aside to cool. This sauce will keep, refrigerated, up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
- For The Scones:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Cut butter into small chunks, and add it to the bowl. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of the butterscotch sauce. Using a pastry cutter (or fork, or straight wooden spoon if you don't have a pastry cutter), cut the butter and butterscotch into the dry ingredients until the mixture is well combined and is made up of coarse crumbs.
- In a separate, small bowl, combine yogurt, vanilla, and egg. Pour into the dough mixture, and stir with a fork to combine.
- Turn the dough onto a work surface, and press the dough into a circle about an 1 1/2 inch thick, flattening the top and sides with your hands.
- Cut the dough into 8 wedges (like you would a pizza), and bake on an ungreased baking sheet 15-20 minutes, or until the scones are set.
- Drizzle the scones with butterscotch as lightly or as generously as you would like. Allow to cool, and enjoy! These are perfect with coffee, or as a late night snack.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breads/butterscotch-scones/ (may not work)