Definitely not a typo. I put freshly cracked black pepper in a rich cream scone and topped it with a maple glaze. Stay with me here. I dreamt up this breakfast combo one night when a friend said that he 'just didn't get the whole chicken and waffles thing.' I quietly died a little inside. What's not to love? Salty fried chicken + maple syrup.
It really got me thinking. I believe the chicken and waffles obsession goes beyond the salty-sweet flavor combination. If it was simply salt + sweet that we loved, we would pour salted caramel sauce on all of our meats. I decided (or was it divinely revealed to me?) that the secret is actually a third component---the black pepper on the chicken.
I hemmed and hawed on it for a little while. Then, I was reading my favorite food magazine (Taste of the South) and came across a recipe for black pepper and cane syrup sauce. It was meant to be.
But hey, if the pepper freaks you out, leave it out. The scones are delicious without it, too. This recipe makes two giant scones. It couldn't be easier, because we're not going to roll or cut out the scones. After we crumble the butter into the flour mixture and stir in the cream, just divide the dough in half by eye, and mound it into rough circles on the baking sheet. The more rustic the edges, the more crannies there are for that maple glaze. Mmm hmm.
You could even make these black pepper scones on a week day morning since it uses cold butter. Mix all the ingredients in one bowl, and then scoop it straight on the cookie sheet. You can do this! You can also do the black pepper part, too, I promise.
Freshly cracked black pepper in a rich cream scone and topped with a maple glaze. Black Pepper Scones with Maple Glaze
Ingredients
For the maple glaze:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 818Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 266mgSodium: 595mgCarbohydrates: 114gFiber: 2gSugar: 53gProtein: 13g
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
If you are selling it, I'm buying. I need to try this combo!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
Sounds intriguing. I'd totally eat it!! ha!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
Definitely NOT freaked out, definitely DROOLING over this!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
I love how big these scones are!! YUM!
Tieghan says
I have got to say, I am pretty excited about these!! I love this idea and am up for trying anything with that glaze!!
Leah | So, How's It Taste? says
Love everything about this and your thought process to make them. I would totally try it! Great that it makes just two. I'm a sucker for any kind of scone!
Cookbook Queen says
I TOTALLY trust you. Because these look amazing.
Erin | The LawStudent'sWifen says
Girl, I totally trust you. Thanks for the insider scoop on your inspiration, and you can put an extra grind of pepper in mine (so long as I get extra glaze to balance it of course)
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
since the recipe is only for two, I am soo going to try it.
angelitakarmalita says
So some good news, and some not such good news.
Good news, black pepper (a southern staple in just about all things delicious) sounds perfect with maple syrup, so this is a winner-winner scone dinner! (or breakfast, but you get it)....As for St. Louis, I think you will love it, I'm not from there, but I've visited and the folks there were really nice and the food scene there is terrific. Home is where ever you slip off your boots, but "The South" it is not (that's the "not such good news"). "The South" is also in your heart and you take it where ever you go... Once a Southerner, always a Southerner. Show off your Southern charm to all of your new (Northern) friends! dazzle 'em! they'll love ya right back, like we do. Best of luck on the move and the new home!
Christina says
Thanks, Angelita! You're so right--the South is in your heart and you carry it everywhere you go. But, do I cross the Mason Dixon to give birth to my babies? That is the question ;)
angelitakarmalita says
No girl! that's the beauty! being Southern is not just a birth right, having you two as parents will certainly qualify your babies as Southern. Raise them with Southern grace, and they will be Southern too. Now, having said all of that... I would absolutely cross the Mason Dixon so it said so right on their birth certificate! Sad, but true... I'd do it.