Cinnamon Maple Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup soymilk
1/2 cup butter (i used smart balance)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup slivered almonds (optional)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F
Grease and flour a cookie sheet.
Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, 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; Mix in milk and maple syrup.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients all at once. Stir in nuts.
Gather the dough into a ball and roll out between two pieces of waxed paper forming a circle 1/2 to 1-inches thick.
Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon onto the 8 scones.
Bake for 20 minutes.