Cinnamon Roll Scones
What happens when a scone and a cinnamon roll collide? This delicious result!
Recipe by: Thando Manyoni
Serves: 4-8
Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- Scones:
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup amasi
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 cups flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, cold
- Cinnamon filling:
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- Brown butter icing:
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 4 tbsp milk
How To Make Cinnamon Roll Scones
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, amasi and vanilla until well combined. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Cube the cold butter and use your fingertips to incorporate it into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs
- Make a well in the centre of the mixture then pour in the wet ingredients.
- Lightly mix the ingredients until you have a shaggy dough.
- Use your hands to lightly knead the scone dough until you have a cohesive ball.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface roll into a 7mm-1cm thick rectangle.
- Combine the ingredients for the filling and spread over the scone dough in an even layer.
- From the longer side of the rectangle, carefully roll up the scones into a tight cylinder.
- Wrap the dough tightly in plastic wrap and let it sit in the freezer for an 45 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Cut the log into 4 equal pieces, then slice each piece diagonally to create a triangle
- Arrange the scones on the baking sheet, leaving space between each.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the icing; melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Allow the butter to foam then turning a clear golden colour.
- Continue cooking until light brown with a nutty aroma.
- Once browned, removed from the heat and whisk in the icing sugar and milk until smooth
- Drizzle the icing over the scones and enjoy.