Buttermilk Drop Scones

Description

A moist and warm breakfast treat that goes great with a cup of hot herbal tea. You don’t have to go to the coffee shop anymore to get a great-tasting drop scone.

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ½ cups low-fat buttermilk
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  2. Stir all-purpose flour
  3. whole wheat flour
  4. oats
  5. sugar
  6. baking powder
  7. salt
  8. and baking soda together in a mixing bowl until all ingredients are evenly dispersed.
  9. Stir buttermilk
  10. applesauce
  11. and egg together in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir until dough is sticky. Fold in cranberries and almonds.
  12. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl for the topping. Drop 1/4 cup-size dollops of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
  13. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown
  14. 15 to 18 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 20

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