Oatmeal Pecan Scones

These are magician scones as they are able to vanish within one day. Seriously, I have made these scones three times and each time I am lucky if I get a bite. 

It appears that everyone has their own way of eating scones. Some grab a scone before they are even glazed, some eat chunks of the scone at a time, and others warm them up, split them in half, and add butter.

If you brought these scones to work one morning, you would probably be the queen or king of the office for that day. They would also be nice to have for breakfast or dessert with coffee when you have guests over. 

Oatmeal Pecan Scones

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour

1 Cup Old-Fashion Rolled oats

1/3 cups packed brown sugar

1 1/2 baking powder

1/3 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

10 Tablespoons (1 stick plus 2 Tablespoons) Cold Butter, Cubed

1/2 Cup chopped pecans, roasted

GLAZE:

1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup

1 Tablespoon heavy cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Directions

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Whisk together flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking powder. 

Cut butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your hands until the butter has reduced to the size of a pea. Be careful not to melt the butter if you use your hands. It's best to limit contact between your hands and the dough because  we want the butter to stay cold. 

Combine cream, milk, and vanilla into another bowl. Then add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture. Mix until the flour and oats are fully incorporate. Once dry ingredients are incorporated, add pecans.  

Next, place your dough on a lightly floured surface. Pat your dough into an 8 inch circle and approximately 3/4 inches thick. To help pat down the dough, I used a flat surface like the bottom of a bowl or measuring cup. Then cut the dough into 8 pieces. 

Place the scone wedges on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. I didn't have parchment paper so I lightly wiped the baking sheet with oil. 

Bake the scones for about 15 minutes or until the top of the scones are golden. Let the scones cool slightly before placing a glaze on them. 

For the glaze, mix the sifted powder, syrup, and cream. The glaze may look thick but it will thin out once you place them on the warm scones.

Alternative Ideas

Glaze: This recipe is fairly basic so you could top these scones with almost any flavored glaze. For example, I placed an apple cider glaze on these scones which turned out delicious. However, some people may not like glaze, in which case you can refrain from glazing these scones and they will still be delicious. 

Spices: To make these scones festive for the fall season, you could add 1 1/2 teaspoons of pumpkin spice to the dry ingredients, or perhaps 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ginger. 

Zesty: Adding about 1 tablespoon of orange zest to these scones would also be delicious. If you added orange zest then perhaps an orange glaze would also make a nice addition. 

Eat, Share, and Enjoy!