Reviewed: May 12, 2012

These are excellent! I omitted the cherries just out of personal preference and used vinegar and milk in place of the buttermilk. I baked them at 400 degrees and topped them with a maple glaze instead of the sugar. For glaze: melt 2 Tbsp butter and 1/4 c maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in 1 c powdered sugar and immediately top cooled scones.

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6MOUTHS

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2012

I've been trying to find a great scone recipe because DH loves them. Decided to try this one and I am so glad I did. So is he! Made as written except for throwing in a small amount of chopped nuts, and I used the quick oats I already had on hand. I cut the recipe in half, so I made two 7-8 inch circles. The scones were smaller, and I only needed to cook for 13 mins. Not a lot of maple flavor, but the cherries definitely come through. I think cranberries or blueberries would work nicely too.

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Loves2Cook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Strongsville, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2012

Thought these tasted ever better the day after. Used Truvia for the tops to sweeten, and substituted 1 of the cups of flour for whole wheat. Also used Sugar-free syrup. Yummy! :)

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Jen S.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2011

Fantastic! I got it on the first go and it really, really works!! Thanks for such a great recipe!!

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Laurinda R

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

Nice. The syrup flavor is great, even without the extract. I tried another reviewers trick and brushed on buttermilk instead of egg white. Worked great and saves an egg. Thanks!

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sch

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2011

Awesome! The pregnant ladies in my bible study loved these! The only alterations I made were due to lack of ingredients on my end: regular syrup for maple syrup, almond extract for maple extract, cranberries & raisins for cherries... I also turned my heat down to 375 (like ya'll said) and put them in for 15 minutes.

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amberness

Home Town: Madison, South Dakota, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

5 stars from all family members. Primarily for texture - great! These are sort of like Panera scones in texture.

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JULLUM

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2010

These are yummy! yes, the dough is very sticky, I ended up adding aboutt 1/3 flour to mine. But the trick really is to make sure you turn it out on a well floured surface and sprinkle it liberally with flour before trying to roll or press it out. When cutting them, I also found it helpful to dip my knife in flour between each cut. These are definitely worth making! They are wonderful with Apple Butter!

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Kimberley

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Oxford, Alabama, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2010

these were OK, but they could've been better....

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Live, Laugh, Love, Cook

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2010

These were my first attempt at scones - they were delicious! The maple flavour was there, but not terribly strong so they weren't overly sweet. I'm a huge maple fan and these totally hit the spot and they weren't hard to make! (I thought scones were hard to make!) I left out the cherries because I wasn't sure about them, a walnut or another type of nut would go well with this. This pairs well with the Christmas Brunch Casserole. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

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