{"id":543,"date":"2011-04-13T19:03:51","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T19:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=543"},"modified":"2011-05-25T22:20:56","modified_gmt":"2011-05-25T22:20:56","slug":"cinnamon-spice-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2011\/04\/13\/cinnamon-spice-scones\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon Spice Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div style=\"width: 300px;\" data-width=\"300\" class=\"ratio-wrap-center\"><div class=\"ratio-box\" style=\"padding-bottom: 75% !important;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-554 lazyload\" title=\"cinnamon spice scones \" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/cinnamon-spice-scones-official-300x225.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/cinnamon-spice-scones-official-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/cinnamon-spice-scones-official.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>You only need a few ingredients to make these delicious scones. \u00a0Moist and cakey, and sweetened with a crunchy cinnamon spice sugar topping, they are perfect for any time of day. \u00a0Enjoy them for breakfast, as a snack, or with ice cream for dessert. \u00a0Drizzle maple syrup on top to give the scones an extra crunch. \u00a0They\u2019re yummy\u2026trust us!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Scones<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3-1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1-1\/2 sticks unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk, mixed with 1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cinnamon Spice Topping<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tablespoon milk<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons maple syrup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. \u00a0Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>For the scones, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.<\/p>\n<p>Using your hands, a fork, or a pastry blender, mix the butter into the flour mixture until the mixture is crumbly.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly pour in the milk-vanilla mixture, and combine using a fork or wooden spoon.<\/p>\n<p>On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 10-12 times. \u00a0Using the palms of your hands, flatten the dough into a circle about 12 inches wide. \u00a0Let the dough rest for a few minutes, while you prepare the topping.<\/p>\n<p>In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and milk.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the melted butter on top of the dough. \u00a0Sprinkle the cinnamon spice topping over the butter, making sure the dough is covered evenly.<\/p>\n<p>Using a knife, cut the dough round into 8 large wedges, or 16 smaller ones. You can also cut the dough into smaller rounds using a biscuit cutter. \u00a0(Or, shape the dough into a rectangle, and cut it into small squares or triangles. \u00a0Be creative!)<\/p>\n<p>Drizzle the maple syrup on top of the wedges. \u00a0Transfer the scones to the lined baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Bake at 400 degrees, for 20-22 minutes, until the scones are just turning golden.<\/p>\n<p>Let cool slightly, or reheat the scones for 15-20 seconds in the microwave before enjoying!<\/p>\n<p>Makes 8 large scones, or 16 small scones.<\/p>\n<address><em>\u00a9 2011 Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets.<\/em><br><\/br>\n<\/address>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You only need a few ingredients to make these delicious scones.  Moist and cakey, and sweetened with a crunchy cinnamon spice sugar topping, they are perfect for any time of day.  Enjoy them for breakfast, as a snack, or with ice cream for dessert.  Drizzle maple syrup on top to give the scones an extra crunch.  They&#8217;re yummy&#8230;trust us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,111],"tags":[33,63,61,62,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}