A teatime treat! Mix up in less than half an hour, bake and serve.
Almond Scones
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Ingredients 11
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup almond paste, cut into small pieces
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg, beaten
- Sliced almonds, if desired
- Coarse sugar, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in almond paste, separating pieces to coat each with flour mixture.
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Step2In small bowl, combine milk, almond extract and egg; blend well. Add to flour mixture. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
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Step3On floured surface, gently knead dough about 6 times. Divide dough in half; shape each into ball. Pat each ball into 5-inch round with center higher than edges. Brush with milk; sprinkle with almonds and sugar. Cut each round into 6 wedges. Place wedges 1 inch apart on sprayed cookie sheet.
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Step4Bake at 400°F. for 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
190
Calories
8g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
24g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Scone
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 11%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 24g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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