BUTTERMILK DROP SCONES

Buttermilk Drop Scones image

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.

Provided by Kristi Celaya

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Scone Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 14

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

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
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.
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.
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.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 194.9 mg, Sugar 6.3 g