Whole Wheat Cherry Scones

Submitted by jessi_mcg

"From choosecherries.com. I'm looking for a way to use up some pie cherries from the farmer's market, and I think I may have found a winner here. Let me know what you think! Note: cooking time includes chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup oat flour
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄3 cup Smart Balance butter spread
• 1⁄2 cup oats
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2⁄3 cup fat-free buttermilk (or fat free plain yogurt)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄4 cups sweet cherries
• 1 egg white, beaten

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Stir together flours, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut in butter.
3. Stir in oats and orange zest. Place frozen cherries in a food processor and coarsely chop; set aside.
4. Make well in center of dry ingredients. Add buttermilk (or yogurt) and vanilla.
5. Stir several times; add chopped cherries, stirring until all ingredients are combined.
6. Knead 10 to 12 times. Chill 30 minutes or longer.
7. Pat dough into 10-inch circle approximately 1/2-inch thick. Brush dough with beaten egg white.
8. Cut into 10 pie wedges. Place scone wedges approximately 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
9. Bake in 15 to 20 minutes, or until light golden brown.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made this recipe pretty much as given, but I did use butter instead of the Smart Balance & was also generous with the amount of orange zest used! Loved the flavor combo from the cherries & zest, as well as from the 3 flours that were used! Very, very nice, & definitely a winner! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in 123 Hits recipe tag]

 

[Annacia]

First I want to say that the scones taste great. There are, however, a few discrepancies. The ingredients and the directions. The ingredients list oat flour (I used white), and yogurt that aren't mentioned in the directions. I know that the yogurt replaces the original buttermilk but someone else might not. I left the cherries large just because I like a real bite of cherry :D and cut them into rounds. Yummmmm