Best Recipe for Whole Grain Cranberry-Apple Scones
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup diced dried apples
- 1/2 cup chilled buttermilk plus more for glaze
- 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 large egg
- Coarse sugar crystals
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl; whisk to blend. Using back of fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cranberries and apples and toss to distribute evenly. Whisk 1/2 cup buttermilk, juice concentrate, and egg to blend in small bowl. Gradually add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients, tossing until evenly moistened.
- Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Gently knead 2 or 3 turns to bind. Divide dough in half. Pat out each half to 6-inch-diameter, 3/4-inch-thick round. Cut each round into 6 wedges. Arrange scones on prepared sheet, spacing at least 1 inch apart. Brush scones with buttermilk to glaze, then sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- Bake scones until puffed and brown and tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 22 minutes. Serve warm.
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