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Gingerbread Scones with Maple Glaze
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Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400℉. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and spices. Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter until butter the pieces of butter are pea size.
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Whisk the cream, egg, vanilla, and molasses in a separate bowl until combined. Pour in the wet ingredient mixture and stir just until the mixture starts to come together.
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Turn onto a floured counter and gently knead/press until the dough comes together into a ball. Roll the dough out into a disk about 8 inches in diameter. Cut into 8 scones using a pizza cutter (cut into ¼'s and then each ¼ in ½).
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Place the scones on the prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the bottoms are golden brown.
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Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. While the scones are cooling make your icing: Whisk together the melted butter, icing sugar, and maple syrup until combined. Drizzle on top of cooled scones. Enjoy!
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Tips & Tricks (5)
- Butter Freezing Hack 🧊Freeze your butter for 15-20 minutes before cutting it into the flour to ensure ultra-flaky scones with perfect texture and layers.
- Spice Bloom Technique 🌶️Toast your ground spices (ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves) in a dry pan for 30 seconds before adding to the mix to intensify their aromatic qualities.
- Minimal Mixing Magic 🥣Stop mixing the dough as soon as the ingredients are just combined to prevent tough, dense scones - a few streaks of flour are perfectly okay.
- Cold Cream Trick 🥛Use heavy whipping cream that is extremely cold and handle the dough as little as possible to maintain the scones' delicate, tender crumb.
- Maple Glaze Perfection 🍁Let the scones cool completely before glazing to prevent the maple glaze from becoming too thin and running off the pastry.
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