Buttermilk Drop Scones recipe

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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

Nutrition Info

124.1 calories
carbohydrate: 24.4 g
cholesterol: 8.9 mg
fat: 1.6 g
fiber: 2.2 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 0.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 194.9 mg
sugar: 6.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

  2. Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl until all ingredients are evenly dispersed.

  3. Stir buttermilk, applesauce, and egg together in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir until dough is sticky. Fold in cranberries and almonds.

  4. 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.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

Recipe Yield

20 scones

Recipe Note

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.

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