Oatmeal Maple Scones

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. Rolled Oats
• 1/4 c Almond Milk (or whatever)
• 1/4 c Cream
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 c. Oat Flour or Whole Wheat Pastry
• 1/4 c. Maple Syrup (the real stuff, yes it does make a difference)
• 2 Teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 Teaspoons salt
• 10 Tablespoons unsalted butter cut into cubes (make sure they're nice & cold)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375. Spread oats on baking sheet & toast in the oven for about 8 min (don’t burn them, just make sure they’re slightly browned & fragrant).
2. Cool oats on wire rack. Increase oven temperature to 450. Reserve 2 tablespoons of oats for later.
3. While cooling oats, whisk wet (cream, milk, egg, syrup) ingredients together in a bowl & reserve 1 tablespoon for glazing the scones.
4. In food processor, or with pastry blender, cut cold butter pieces into the flour, baking powder, & salt. If using food processor, about 12 pulses. Make sure mixture resembles coarse sand when done. Stir toasted oats into dough.
5. Fold liquid ingredients into the dough. Using hands, combine into one ball/mass.
6. Take 1 tablespoon of the reserved oats & dust counter with it. Plop the dough ball onto the oats on the counter & form a 7 in circle with your hands. Sprinkle the top with the last reserved tablespoon of oats.
7. Cut the circle into 8 slices.
8. Place the slices onto a baking sheet (leave 2 inches of space btwn each one) & brush the tops with the reserved egg mixture.
9. Bake for 14 minutes & cool on wire rack for 30 min.
10. When cool, glaze ‘em up with maple glaze.
11. Eat.
12. *TO MAKE MAPLE GLAZE: Combine 3 Tbl Maple Syrup with ½ c. Powdered Sugar. Whisk together until smooth.