Cinnamon Bun Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups all-purpose flour (I use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white)
    1 cup rolled oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
    1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus
    2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    8 tablespoons unsalted butter or 8 tablespoons margarine, chilled and cut into pieces
    3/4 cup milk
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 cup toasted chopped pecans
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    Glaze
    3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
    3 -4 teaspoons orange juice or 3 -4 teaspoons milk
    1 -2 teaspoon orange zest, grated
Preparation
    Heat oven to 425\u00b0F.
    Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
    In food processor, combine flour, oats, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
    Cut butter into 5-6 pieces, add to food processor, and pulse until butter is size of small peas--do not over pulse.
    Transfer dry mixture to larger bowl.
    In small bowl, combine milk, egg and vanilla; blend well.
    Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients all at once; stir with fork or rubber spatula until dry ingredients are moistened.
    In another small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with the pecans and cinnamon; mix well.
    Sprinkle evenly over dough in bowl; gently stir batter to swirl in cinnamon mixture (Do not blend completely.).
    Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
    Bake 11-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.***.
    Glaze:
    In small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, grated orange zest and enough orange juice or milk for desired consistency; mix until smooth.
    Drizzle over top of warm scones.
    Serve warm.
    ***When I make these, I have 9 scones and it takes 18 minutes to bake them in my oven.

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