Maple Walnut Scones

OK, so I had told myself that I wouldn’t make any more recipes out of the spring section of Simply in Season until I finished up the autumn and winter. But this morning, I just HAD to make scones. And there was this recipe. Just waiting to be made. I had all the ingredients. I have never made scones before. Well, maybe the calorie count would sway me. After all, I’ve been tricked by that before – scones seem so nice and healthy, so you pick one up with your latte’ at your favorite coffee shop, only to get to a computer to enter the calories into sparkpeople and bam! Way more calories than you had anticipated.

And yet these only have 332. And so I just had to make them, you understand. The autumn and winter recipes will have to wait another day.

PRINTABLE VERSION: Maple Walnut Scones

3 1/2 cups flour

1 cup walnuts, finely chopped

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2/3 cup butter (chilled)

1 cup milk

1/2 cup maple syrup

1. Combine flour, nuts, baking powder, and salt.

2. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3. Stir in milk and syrup and work into soft dough, kneading 5-6 times. Roll out into a 1/2 inch thick, 7 inch round. Cut into 10-12 wedges. Bake on a greased baking sheet in a preheated oven at 425F until golden, 15-18 minutes. Serve immediately.

The verdict: Sweet, but not overly sweet. It doesn’t have the large crystals of sugar like the ones at the bakery. Then again, it has fewer calories, too. The maple and walnut flavors aren’t too pronounced. Dry, but not too dry. Then again, it’s fresh out of the oven. Overall it makes a very satisfying breakfast. I can see DH wanting to add cream cheese or jam, but me–I’m a plain kind of girl. Although you wouldn’t know it the way I strut around our local coffee shop

Kitchen Tip: You can make up the wedges, and then freeze an unbaked portion for another day. That way you won’t be tempted to eat them all because, well, they taste better the day they’re made.

Nutrition Facts

Servings: 12

Yield: 12

Serving size: 1/12 of a recipe (3.3 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 332.94

Calories From Fat (45%) 150

% Daily Value

Total Fat 17.38g 27%

Saturated Fat 7.4g 37%

Cholesterol 28.75mg 10%

Sodium 368.18mg 15%

Potassium 143.25mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 39.54g 13%

Fiber 1.64g 7%

Sugar 9.37g

Protein 6.03g 12%

Source

Source: Simply in Season

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