Weight Watcher's Peach Scones

TeresaS's Note:

This is out of a Weight Watchers cookbook called "Two's Company". I always double it and freeze them. DH gave them an excellent rating. They are easy to make and oh so good! 3 points per scone. Hope you enjoy! Update: Just made these again tonight. You can use any dried fruit like, apricots (my favorite), dates, raisins etc. I add the dried fruit to the flour mixture before adding the yogurt. I plan to make them with dried apples, adding a touch of cinnamon and topping them with cinnamon sugar. I also use 1/2 the sugar on top.

• Total Time: 29 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 scones

• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash salt
• 1 tablespoon chilled butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1/3 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
• 2 tablespoons chopped dried peaches
• cooking spray
• 1/2 teaspoon nonfat milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
3. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Add yogurt and dried peaches to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 4 or 5 times; dough may be slightly sticky.
6. Pat dough into a 5-inch circle on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
7. Cut circle into 4 wedges; separate wedges slightly.
8. Brush milk over dough and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.
9. Bake for 14 minutes or until golden.

Reviews

[ducks5]

5 stars especially considering the low cal/fat of this recipe. Didn't have yogurt, so used sour cream and it worked great. Also used 1/3 of a large fresh peach diced.

[Sydney Mike]

Pretty much followed your recipe right on down, although I diced the peaches pretty small rather than just chopping them! My oven time was almost 18 minutes, but that wasn't a big thing either! Thoroughly enjoyed these tasty scones & also the fact that they weigh heavily (maybe not the phrase to use!) on the healthy side! Thanks for sharing! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Stars Tag]

[2Bleu]

Other than being a little doughy (next time I will try cooking them longer), these scones are wonderful. I used powdered sugar on top, but otherwise kept true to the recipe. This is also a good recipe for just 2 people. Nice, light, and tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe.