Maple Scones
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup white flour (more as needed)
- 2 tablespoons (packed) brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 pound (1 stick) chilled butter
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts or cooked wheat berries
- 13 cup maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- Vegetable oil or nonstick spray for greasing baking sheet
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, 1 cup white flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Using a pastry blender, or two knives scissors-fashion, cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- Add nuts or wheat berries.
- Stir in the maple syrup and egg and just enough milk so that dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat.
- Knead lightly; if dough is very soft, roll in flour again.
- Transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet.
- Pat or roll into an 8-inch disk; cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
- Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
- Immediately remove from baking sheet, and carefully separate.
- Serve warm.
whole wheat flour, white flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, walnuts, maple syrup, egg, milk, vegetable oil
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11859 (may not work)