pegkerr | Gingerbread Scones

Since people asked, here is

aome's recipe for Gingerbread Scones. Taken from Simply Scones: Quick and Easy Recipes for More than 70 Delicious Scones and Spreads (which I've added to my Amazon wish list).

Ingredients:

2 C flour
1/3 C firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 C butter
1 egg
3 TB molasses
3 TB milk
1 tsp vanilla

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and spices (including salt). Cut butter into 1/2" cubes and distribute them over the flour mixture. With a pastry blender or your fingers cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (note: at this point, I stopped and put the mixture into the refrigerator overnight, and then I just had to add the wet ingredients in the morning). In a small bowl combine egg, molasses, milk and vanilla. Add egg mixture to flour mixture and stir to combine. (I find using my hands is more efficient after the initial stir. The dough will be sticky.)

2. Butter or Pam-spray a 10" diameter in the center of a baking sheet. With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into an 8" - diameter circle on the prepared baking sheet. With a sharp knife (helps to flour the blade), cut into 8 wedges. Bake 20-25 minutes at 375° until toothpick comes out clean. Cool at least 5 minutes on a wire rack.