Cinnamon-Glazed Spiced Scones
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, very cold
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅔ cup low-fat sour cream
  • ⅓ cup molasses
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon whole milk, divided
  • ½ cup confectioner’s sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and cloves. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut butter into flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. (The colder the butter, the better.) Stir in raisins.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together eggs, sour cream, molasses, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork until a shaggy dough begins to form. Working gently, bring mixture together with hands until a dough forms. (If mixture seems dry and dough won’t come together, add more cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until it does.)
  4. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently until smooth by patting dough and folding it in half 3 to 4 times. Using a rolling pin, roll out dough to a ¾-inch thickness. Shape dough into an 8-inch circle. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut dough into 8 wedges. Place scones, evenly spaced, on prepared baking sheet.
  5. Brush tops of scones with ¼ cup milk.
  6. Bake until scones are golden brown, approximately 15 minutes. Transfer scones to a wire rack and let cool slightly.
  7. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together confectioner’s sugar, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk in remaining 1 tablespoon milk until glaze reaches desired consistency. Drizzle glaze over scones. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Recipe by TeaTime Magazine at https://teatimemagazine.com/murder-mystery-and-scones-in-the-little-lost-library-by-ellery-adams/