Sugar Glazed Gingerbread Scones with Chopped Pecans Recipe
Channel your inner child with this delicious scone recipe that will leave you wanting more!
Servings: 16
Calories: 342kcal
Ingredients
- For the Scones:
- .5 cups sugar
- 1.5 tbsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour + more for dusting
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- .5 tsp ground cloves
- .5 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1.5 sticks of grated ice cold unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- .75 cups whole milk
- .5 cups maple syrup
- .25 cups dark molasses
- For the Glaze:
- 1 cups powdered sugar + more for dusting
- 3 tbsp whole milk
- .25 cups finely chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°.
- In a bowl of a standing mixer with the hook attachment combine together the sugar, baking powder, salt, flour, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and butter. Set aside.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk syrup and molasses until combined and then add it to the other bowl with the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until a soft dough has been formed.
- Transfer the dough to a clean surface that has been lightly dusted with flour. Form a large disc and the divide it in half and form 2 discs.
- Make 8 slices into the each of the dough discs and transfer each slice to a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in the oven for 20 to 22 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top. Let cool to room temperature.
- In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth and drizzle over the cooled scones.
- Garnish with chopped pecans and powdered sugar. Serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.3g | Protein: 5.3g | Fat: 12.6g | Saturated Fat: 6.2g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 92mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 23.4g