Cooked Oatmeal Scones

Jenny Sanders's Note:

Most scones ARE cooked; they're better that way. What I mean, of course, is that these are made with leftover cooked oatmeal. The only way to get leftover oatmeal in my house is to make extra and hide enough for these right away. There is nothing more comforting on a cold winter morning than a big bowl of oatmeal - except for these scones, with a little butter and honey and a nice pot of tea.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup cooked oatmeal
• 2⁄3; cup milk
• 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour (or a bit more)
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Melt the butter and honey together, and mix them into the cool, cooked oatmeal.
2. Mix in the milk, half at a time.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. You may wish to adjust the salt depending on how much was used in cooking the oatmeal- I am assuming not very much, if any.
5. Mix the flour into the oatmeal.
6. If the mixture seems too moist, add a little more flour.
7. (This will depend on how moist your cooked oatmeal was. When enough flour has been stirred in, the dough will form a rough ball.) Roll out to 1" thick and cut in wedges, or scoop it out with an ice cream scoop and flatten it to 1" with dampened hands.
8. Bake on a greased and floured sheet at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Reviews

[Mysterygirl]

Excellent! DH loves scones but is very picky because he says too many people overbake them. I baked these for 18 minutes and they were perfect. So tender, very tasty. I did have to add extra flour as it's very damp here today but they turned out wonderful. I always put dried fruit like dates or walnuts in my oatmeal so they were also in the scones and it worked out fine. I can tell that I will be making these a lot around my house. Very easy, very tasty and so tender. Thanks for posting.

[NikRDH]

These are soooooo good! My leftover oatmeal had pecans and dried blueberries in it. I switched out the butter for a blueberry-pomegranate flavored applesauce. The dough came together perfectly for me...not too dry or wet. I flattened it and cut it into 8 pieces, sprinkled it with some brown sugar and sugar in the raw, and baked it for 15 minutes. Took it out of the oven to separate the pieces a little and then put it back in for 5 minutes longer. Texture perfect!

[*Bellinda*]

These were great. Different from any scones I've ever made. Definately healthier. I used white whole wheat flour. I added vanilla, cinnamon and some apple butter. It's a great basic recipe and I have 1001 ideas on what to add to them to make them different every single time. Thanks.