Its December! I can't believe how fast November flew by. I barely had enough time to enjoy the fall and now its winter already! We had snow on Vancouver Island already. Of course since its extra chilly outside that calls for more baking inside! These are an awesome holiday recipe. They look great to serve at parties and they are perfect at any time of day. Super easy to make, cheap and quick! Plus it doesn't use a lot of ingredients up so you can make HUGE batches. You'll want to too because once someone eats one they are begging for more! Bake my maple pecan scones to warm you up on a chilly winter day!
Happy baking and happy holidays!
VEGAN MAPLE PECAN SCONES
with maple icing!
Scone Recipe
2 cups unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup of toasted pecans, chopped fine
5 tablespoons of earth balance buttery spread
3/4 cup of bananas mashed = 2 ripe bananas
1/4 cup almond fresh coconut milk
2 tablespoons agave syrup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons maple syrup or flavour
Maple Icing Recipe
1 cup powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon earth balance buttery spread, melted
1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 cup agave syrup
2 teaspoons maple syrup or flavour
dash of almond fresh coconut milk
Steps
Preheat your oven to 425 F. Begin by putting 3/4 cup of pecans chopped fine on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Toast them in the oven for 3 minutes. Be careful not to burn them!
Next combine all your dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix together well with a fork. Add 1/2 cup of your toasted pecans to the mix and stir together. Saving the rest to sprinkle on top afterwards. Once all ingredients are combined, create a well in the middle. Add your butter to the dry mix first using either a pastry cutter or a fork to combine it well. Once all of that is mixed in, mash your bananas in a measuring cup then add your milk. It should equal one cup now. If it doesn't, add more milk till it does! Create the well again and add your banana/milk mixture to the middle. Beat all the ingredients in together for another 10 minutes. Once that's ready prepare a lightly floured surface to roll your dough out on.
Roll your dough out until its about 8 inches long by 4 inches tall. It should be around a 1/2 inch thick.
Begin to cut your scones out in triangles using a knife. Prepare a lightly oiled baking tray to place them on and bake for 15 minutes.
Now that the scones are baking its time to making your icing! The icing really adds to the scones so don't skip this step! It's well worth it and easy as pie.
Begin by putting your powdered sugar in a medium size bowl and add your salt. Mix it with a fork to make sure all the clumps are broken up. Next melt your butter and add the rest of the wet ingredients while you're mixing it. It's important to mix it while you're combining it because it really helps the consistency!
It should be looking like this after 5 minutes though :)
Once that's ready pop it in the fridge till your scones are done.
BAM FINTO
Easy right?
Let your scones cool down for 15-20 minutes once they are done. The longer the better because the icing sticks to the surface better when its cooler. Spread lots of icing over the top of your scones and sprinkle your remaining 1/4 cup of toasted pecans over top of your scones. Enjoy:)
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