Maple Walnut Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup dark maple syrup
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Heat the oven to 375\u00b0F.
Grease and flour a cookie sheet.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and blend with a whisk.
Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives.
In a separate bowl beat the eggs; blend in syrup and cream.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients all at once.
Mix in walnuts and stir just enough to blend together.
Gather the dough into a ball and roll out between two pieces of waxed paper forming a circle about 1 1/2-inches thick.
Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
Brush tops with additional syrup and bake for 20 minutes.