Caramel Scones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup light cream or 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch nutmeg or 1 pinch clove
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon butterscotch extract (optional)
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1/2 cup walnuts, grated (optional)
• 1/3 cup butterscotch chips, finely chopped in food processor
• 1 egg , whisked
• confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f line top sheet of doubled up baking sheets with parchment paper or line 8 tuna tins with muffin liners and spray inner sides with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 in a food processor, place the flour and butter and pulse to break up butter.
• 3 add sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg or cloves and pulse to combine.
• 4 turn out dough into a large bowl.
• 5 make a well in the center and stir in cream, vanilla, butterscotch extract and egg.
• 6 stir to make a soft dough.
• 7 fold in butterscotch chips.
• 8 scoop onto baking sheet or into prepared tins.
• 9 brush tops with egg and add ground butterscotch chips.
• 10 bake until browned - 16-18 minutes.
• 11 dust with confectioner's sugar when cool.