I-LOVE-YOU SCONES

I-Love-You Scones image

Provided by Vickie Parks

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 large egg
1/3 c low-fat milk
1/4 c applesauce
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp butter or margine, melted
1 tsp almond extract (or vanilla extract)
2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c sliced almonds
1/3 c granulated sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 1/2 tsp strawberry or red raspberry preserves
powdered sugar, for dusting

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside.
2. Beat egg slightly in a medium bowl. Add the milk, applesauce, cinnamon butter, and almond (or vanilla) extract, and stir until well blended. Add the flour, sliced almonds, sugar, baking powder and salt, and stir just until the batter is moist.
3. Drop 1/4 cupfuls of dough onto the baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Dust your fingers with flour and, using your dusted fingers, pat the dough into heart shapes about 3 inches wide and 1/2 inch high.
4. Dip the back of a spoon into the flour, and use the floured spoon to make a shallow well in the center of each heart. Place 1/2 teaspoon of preserves into each well [I used more like a full teaspoonful of preserves for each scone].
5. Bake at 400º for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the scones to a cooking rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm. Can be served warm or cooled. TIPS - you can measure the ingredients the night before, so all you do is make and bake on serving day. Also, you can use vanilla extract instead of the almond extract.