Toffee-Coffee Pecan Scones with a Kahlua Glaze
Perfectly soft, tender and moist Tofee-Coffee Pecan Scones with Kahlua Glaze! You'll love the toffee, kahlua and pecan flavor combination.
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose Flour
- 1 tbsp. Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. espresso powder
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 6 tbsp. Sugar
- Zest of one Lemon
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut into cubes
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt plain or Vanilla
- ½ cup coffee pecans or regular pecans
- ½ cup toffee pieces
- Kahlua Glaze
- Ingredients:
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Kahlua
- ¼ cup Heavy Cream
- 2 tsp. Espresso Powder
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
Instructions
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor add in the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and lemon zest, pulse to blend.
- Add the cubes of butter and pulse until the butter has been cut into the mixture, it should likecoarse grains of sand.
- In a small bowl, mix together the yogurt, espresso powder, cream, and vanilla until combined.
- Add to the flour mixture and mix with a spoon until the mixture just starts to come together. Do not over mix.
- Add the pecans and toffee pieces and gently fold together, Mix just enough to incorporate.
- Form the mixture into a ball and place on the parchment paper.
- Use your hands to form the dough into a large circle and flatten about one inch thick.
- Cut circle in half, then half again, and once more, to create 8 equal pieces.
- Brush the pieces with a little cream or milk to get a good finish.
- Refrigerate scones for 20 minutes before baking to keep them from spreading
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a deep golden brown in color.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- While the scones are cooling make the glaze.
- Add the Kahlua, cream, espresso powder and confectioners’ sugar in small bowl mix well.
- Add in the Greek Yogurt, and let rest for 5 minutes to build flavor.
- Drizzle the glaze over the tops of the scones and serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 94mg | Potassium: 239mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 1.2mg
