Maple Oatmeal Scones

Better than a coffee shop!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 2 1/2 Tbsp. butter, cold
• 2 Tbsp. maple syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 1/2 tsp. maple extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

For Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 - 5 Tbsp. milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

Place oatmeal in a food processor or blender and pulse until the mixture becomes a ground meal. Place in a large mixing bowl.

Add flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.

Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives

In a small bowl, whisk together maple syrup, egg, half and half, and maple extract. Pour into flour mixture and stir until combined. Do not over mix.

Turn out onto a lightly-floured surface. Knead pecans into dough.

Shape and flatten dough into an 8-inch round. Cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges on prepared baking sheet.

Bake 13 - 15 minutes until the tops of the scones get lightly-browned.

Cool on a wire rack.

Prepare glaze by whisking together sugar and milk until the mixture forms the consistency of a glaze that you can drizzle. Drizzle glaze over scones.

By Jodi from Aurora, CO