With this casserole, my family and I received our “10 minutes of fame.” I had six news crew members over to my house to taste it after I entered it in the “News Channel 7 Kitchen Recipes” book. Not only is it simple to prepare, but it is also quite tasty! If preferred, serve alongside a crisp green salad.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 scones |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup ground oats
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup frozen unsalted butter
- ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream, or as needed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon maple-flavored extract
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
- 1 teaspoon maple-flavored extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix flour, ground oats, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Grate in frozen butter and toss to combine. Stir in walnuts. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
- Mix 3/4 cup cream, egg, vanilla, and maple extract together in a small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until nearly smooth, 10 to 12 strokes. Divide in half. Pat each portion into 3/4-inch rounds, about 6 inches in diameter. Cut each round into six wedges.
- Place wedges 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with remaining cream.
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned at the edges, 14 to 16 minutes.
- While scones bake, mix powdered sugar, milk, and maple extract together with a whisk in a small bowl. Add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed. It should be fairly thick.
- Let scones cool slightly, or if you can’t wait, glaze warm and enjoy with a cup of coffee!
- You can substitute all-purpose flour for the ground oats if you like. You can use cream instead of milk in the glaze, if preferred.
- These freeze well.
- I like to make all variations of this recipe. Lemon-blueberry, peanut butter chip, peppermint mocha, pumpkin, etc., the possibilities are endless.