Petite Vanilla Bean Scones With Vanilla Bean Glaze Recipes

PETITE VANILLA BEAN SCONES WITH VANILLA BEAN GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone liner, set aside.
• In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt for 20 seconds, set aside. In a mixing bowl or 2-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk together 2/3 cup heavy cream, egg, vanilla bean seeds and vanilla extract until well combined, chill in refrigerator until ready to use.
• Add butter to flour mixture and cut into flour using a pastry cutter or fork until it resembles coarse meal. Add cream mixture to flour mixture and stir using a rubber spatula until it starts to come together, then knead mixture (just in the bowl by hand) several times until it has come together well (it will be slightly sticky to work with but will give you moist scones in the end. Also be careful not to overwork the dough so you get tender scones).
• Pour mixture onto a floured surface and gently shape and pat into a 7 by 7-inch square. Cut into 9 equal squares, dusting knife with flour as needed to prevent sticking, then cut each square in half on a diagonal to create two triangles (see photo above).
• Transfer to prepared baking sheet spacing scones evenly apart, and brush tops lightly with remaining 1 Tbsp cream. Bake in preheated oven 12 - 14 minutes until set. Cool on a wire rack then spoon vanilla glaze over tops and spread to edges. Allow glaze to set at room temperature. Store in an airtight container.
• For the glaze:
• Whisk together all glaze ingredients in a mixing bowl well, add more powdered sugar to thicken if needed.

MINI VANILLA SCONES WITH VANILLA BEAN GLAZE

Steps:

• For the scones: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Split the vanilla beans in half lengthwise and scrape out all the vanilla "caviar" inside. Stir the caviar into the cream. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Sift together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut the cold butter into pats, and then use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut the butter into the flour. Keep going until the mixture resembles crumbs.
• Mix the vanilla cream with the egg, and then combine with the flour mixture. Stir gently with a fork just until it comes together.
• Turn the dough onto a floured surface and lightly press it together until it forms a rough rectangle. (Mixture will be pretty crumbly.) Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangle about 12-by-7 inches and 1/2-to-3/4-inches thick. Use your hands to help with the forming if necessary. Then cut the rectangle into 12 symmetrical squares/rectangles. Next, cut each square/rectangle in half diagonally, to form two triangles. Transfer to a parchment or baking-mat-lined cookie sheet and bake for 18 minutes, removing from the oven just before they start to turn golden. Allow to cool for 15 minutes on the cookie sheet, and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out the caviar. Stir the caviar into the milk. Set aside for 15 minutes.
• Mix the powdered sugar and salt with the vanilla milk, adding more powdered sugar or milk if necessary to get the right consistency. Stir or whisk until completely smooth.
• One at a time, carefully dunk each cooled scone in the glaze, turning it over if necessary. Transfer to parchment paper or the cooling rack. Allow the glaze to set completely, about an hour. Scones will keep several days if glazed.