Cinnamon Bun Scones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (i use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 )
• 1 cup rolled oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, chilled and cut into pieces
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 -4 teaspoons orange juice or 3 -4 teaspoons milk
• 1 -2 teaspoon orange zest, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425°f.
• 2 spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 in food processor, combine flour, oats, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• 4 cut butter into 5-6 pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until butter is size of small peas--do not over pulse.
• 5 transfer dry mixture to larger bowl.
• 6 in small bowl, combine milk, egg and vanilla; blend well.
• 7 add wet ingredients to dry ingredients all at once; stir with fork or rubber spatula until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 8 in another small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with the pecans and cinnamon; mix well.
• 9 sprinkle evenly over dough in bowl; gently stir batter to swirl in cinnamon mixture (do not blend completely.).
• 10 drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• 11 bake 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. remove to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.***.
• 12 glaze:.
• 13 in small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, grated orange zest and enough orange juice or milk for desired consistency; mix until smooth.
• 14 drizzle over top of warm scones.
• 15 serve warm.
• 16 ***when i make these, i have 9 scones and it takes 18 minutes to bake them in my oven.