Coconut-macadamia Scones

Total Time: 36 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup firm butter (5 1/3 tbsp.)
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts, toasted if desired
• 1/3 cup shredded coconut
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup half-and-half, about
• half-and-half, for brushing
• shredded coconut, for topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*f.
• 2 cut the butter into the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
• 3 stir in the macadamia nuts and coconut.
• 4 stir in the egg and just enough half-and-half (1/2 cup) so that the dough leaves the sides of the bowl and forms a ball.
• 5 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; gently roll in flour to coat.
• 6 knead lightly 10 times.
• 7 roll or pat the dough into an 8" circle on an ungreased cookie sheet; cut into 8 wedges but do not separate them from each other.
• 8 brush with half-and-half; sprinkle with coconut.
• 9 bake for 16-18 minutes, or until golden brown.
• 10 immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges.
• 11 serve warm.