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Whole Wheat Cinnamon Scones

This can be made vegan by substituting soy margarine and almond or soy milk. This is a more cake-like scone than the traditional, but more like what 'starbucks' sells.

What you need

  1. 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
  2. 1/2 cup rolled oats
  3. 2 T - 1/4 cup sugar or substitute agave or other sweetener
  4. 2 tsp cinnamon
  5. 1 tsp baking powder
  6. 1 tsp baking soda
  7. 1/2 tsp salt
  8. 4-5 Tbl very cold butter, cut into small cubes
  9. chopped dried apricots (optional)
  10. 1/2 cup applesauce
  11. 1/4 cup milk
  12. 1 Tbl butter, melted
  13. 2 tsp sweetener
  14. 2-3 Tbl sliced toasted almonds

How to make it

  1. Preheat the oven to 400º
  2. Line a baking tray with foil and oil lightly
  3. Combine flour, oats, cinnamon, soda, powder and salt in a large mixing bowl
  4. Add butter and use fingertips or a pastry cutter to incorporate butter into flour, creating a crumbly texture that barely holds together when squeezed
  5. Mix in chopped apricots
  6. Mix milk and applesauce and add to flour mixture
  7. Combine well - I use my hands to knead the mixture until all liquid is well absorbed and evenly blended
  8. Use a large spoon to create 9 rounded mounds, evenly spaced on baking sheet
  9. Press gently to flatten to about 1/2-3/4 inch thickness
  10. Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and scatter almond slices over the tops
  11. Reduce oven temperature to 375º and bake 20-22 minutes. Almonds will continue to brown after removed from the oven.
  12. Let cool several minutes on rack, then remove to a cookie rack to finish cooling

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