CRANBERRY ORANGE OAT SCONES

Cranberry Orange Oat Scones image

These tender scones with oats, cranberries, and a hint of cinnamon are great with your morning coffee or tea.

Provided by Quaker®

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Quaker® Oats

Time 27m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup Quaker® Oats (Quick or Old Fashioned, uncooked)
¼ cup sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons chilled margarine, cut into pieces
⅓ cup finely chopped dried mixed fruit, dried cranberries, or raisins
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
⅔ cup low-fat buttermilk
¼ cup egg substitute

Steps:

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
In large bowl, combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
Cut in margarine with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in dried fruit and orange zest.
Add combined buttermilk and egg substitute to flour mixture all at once; stir with fork just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.)
Drop dough by 1/4 cup portions 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very light golden brown.
Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.4 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 286.7 mg, Sugar 6.1 g