Name: Molasses-Glazed Pecan Scones
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour; 3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 3/4 cup pecans, toasted, broken into pieces; 2/3 cup buttermilk; 2 large egg yolks; 1 teaspoon maple extract; 2 tablespoons whipping cream; 2/3 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon mild-flavored (light) molasses

Ann Colton of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, writes: "Just as T. S. Eliot's J. Alfred Prufrock measured out his life with coffee spoons, I like to measure out my days with interesting meals. Since I started teaching English literature to junior-high students about a year ago, I've had less time to cook because of all the papers I have to grade. I'm still a firm believer, though, that food makes life more fabulous, and I get such pleasure from tasting and experimenting. Sometimes I'll honor requests from my students and whip up new treats for them. My baked goods, like these scones, are the most popular."

These oversize wedge-shaped scones have a light muffin-like texture.

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