Butterscotch Pinwheels Scones Food

BUTTERSCOTCH SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Sift all purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Add chilled butter; using fingertips, rub in until coarse meal forms. Mix in chips. Whisk 1/2 cup cream and egg in small bowl to blend. Gradually add cream mixture to dry ingredients, tossing with fork until dough comes together in moist clumps. Add more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
• Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto large rimmed baking sheet, spacing apart. Bake scones until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BUTTERSCOTCH PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Arrange the pecans in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted and fragrant, about 4 minutes. Slide the parchment off of the hot baking sheet and let the pecans cool on the countertop. When the pecans are cool enough to handle, coarsely chop them and set aside. Place the parchment back on the baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, egg and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, baking powder and brown sugar (use your fingers to rub the brown sugar into the mixture until no lumps remain). Add the pieces of butter. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized clumps of butter within. Stir in the butterscotch chips and pecans. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, then add the cream mixture. Use a rubber spatula to mix until the dough comes together. It should be a bit sticky, almost like chocolate chip cookie dough. If it seems dry, add more cream little by little (no more than 2 tablespoons should be necessary).
• Dust a clean, dry work surface with flour. Place the sticky dough on top and dust the top of the dough with a little flour as well. Knead gently a few times until the dough comes together into a ball. (Sprinkle lightly with more flour as needed so that the dough doesn't stick.)
• Press the dough into a circle about 1-inch high, then cut into 8 wedges. Arrange the wedges on the prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly apart, and then sprinkle each one with about ½ teaspoon of Demerara sugar. Bake for 14 to 16 minutes, until lightly golden and firm to the touch. Let the scones cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. The scones are best enjoyed fresh on the day they are made but leftovers can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
• Note: If you don't have cake flour, you can make your own: simply whisk together 1¾ cups all-purpose flour and ¼ cup cornstarch.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The Dough can be Frozen for up to 3 Months: Put the dough wedges on a baking sheet, let set in the freezer, then place in a sealable bag and press out as much air as possible. Bake as needed directly from the freezer. (Allow 1 to 2 minutes longer in the oven.) To Freeze After Baking: Let the scones cool completely and store in an airtight container separating layers with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Before serving, remove the scones from the container and let them come to room temperature. **If you have the option to freeze the scones before or after baking them, you will get the best results if you freeze them before baking.

BUTTERSCOTCH PINWHEELS (SCONES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200degC(400degF).
• Sift flour and salt together; rub butter in lightly with finger tips.
• Pour nearly all the milk in, saving a little for glazing and quickly mix to a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured board and knead lightly and quickly.
• Roll out into a slab about 14" x 8" and less than 1/2" thick; spread thickly with butter then sprinkle with the sugar, again reasonably thick.
• Roll up into a long roll and cut into 1 1/2" or 2" slices; place close together on a baking paper lined tray; brush with milk and cook in a hot oven for about 10 minutes.

BUTTERSCOTCH DROP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a bowl sift flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Add in very cold butter pieces and rub between fingers until coarse meal forms.
• In a small cup or bowl whisk together the cream and egg.
• Add to the butter/flour mixture with the baking chips and toss with a fork just until the dough comes together in moist clumps (add in more whipping cream if dough seems dry).
• Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls onto a large lightly greased baking sheet, spacing apart.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the scones are golden brown.
• Best served warm.

BUTTERSCOTCH PINWHEELS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add milk, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 or 5 times.
• Roll dough to a 12-inch square on a lightly floured surface.
• Spread dough with butter; sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Roll up jellyroll fashion; pinch seam to seal.
• Cut into 12 (1-inch) slices.
• Place cut side up in greased muffin pans.
• Bake at 375ºF for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.