Buttermilk Scones With Oats And Dried Cranberries Recipes

CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in the buttermilk just until combined. Fold in the cranberries and orange zest. , Turn onto a floured surface; divide dough in half. Pat each half into a 6-in. circle. Cut each circle into six wedges. Separate wedges and place 1 in. apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with milk. Combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over scones. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

DRIED CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg; stir into crumb mixture just until moistened. Stir in baking chips and cranberries., Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes.

CRANBERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• Blend 1/4 cup of the flour with the cranberries and let stand over night to absorb excess moisture.
• Next day, mix remaining flour and all other dry ingredients.
• Cut into butter until mixture is consistency of oatmeal.
• Stir in cranberries in the flour and orange rind.
• Blend eggs and buttermilk. Add to dry ingredients, mixing until just blended.
• If dough is sticky, flour hands and pat into a 6-inch ball. Score into six wedges.
• Bake in 400­°F oven for 15 minutes.
• Glaze with fresh cream and sugar immediately after baking.

CRAN OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients until the dough is crumbly. Fold in the cranberries. Add the buttermilk and stir lightly with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together to form a ball. (The dough will be sticky, but resist the temptation to overwork it.)
• On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough into a large circle about 2 inches thick. Cut the dough into wedges. With a spatula, transfer the wedges to a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 22 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Best served warm and on the day they are made.

BUTTERMILK SCONES WITH OATS AND DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt - mix well.
• Add 10 tbsp. cubed butter to the dry ingredients and work in with a pastry cutter (hint - you can also freeze the butter and grate it in). You want mixture to resemble coarse crumbs.
• Next add cranberries and mix well - then add buttermilk and mix until it just comes together.
• Flour our board and then knead dough until it just comes together. Using a pizza stone, pat out dough to a circle about 1" thick. Cut circle into 8 wedges using a pizza cutter.
• Brush the top with a little egg and buttermilk mixed together. Sprinkle with granulated sugar on top. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Feel free to brush tops with cream when they come out of the oven.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
• Cut in butter till crumbly.
• Stir in buttermilk gently until just combined.
• Fold in cranberries and orange peel.
• Turn onto a floured surface and divide into two balls.
• Pat each ball into a six inch circle and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Cut each into six wedges, leaving them together on the pan.
• Brush with milk, then sprinkle on the sugar combined with the cinnamon.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• You can also cut them into circles with a round cookie cutter, but the baking time will be less if you place them on the baking sheet not touching each other.

OATMEAL SCONES WITH DRIED APRICOTS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to center position and heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spread the oats in an even layer onto a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet.
• Place in the oven and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool completely.
• Wipe the sheet, line with some parchment paper and increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
• Place the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
• Blend briefly to combine.
• Evenly distribute the butter over the dry ingredients and process for a half-dozen 1-second pulses.
• Add the oats and fruit and pulse an additional 6 times, or until the largest piece of butter is about the size of a pea.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Stir the buttermilk and egg together in a small bowl or large measuring cup until well-combined.
• Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork or rubber spatula until dough begins to form large wet clumps.
• Turn onto the countertop and knead by hand, incorporating any dry floury bits until it comes together into a rough, sticky ball.
• Pat down into a 6- to 7-inch disk and cut into 8 wedges.
• Transfer the scones onto a prepared baking sheet and bake until dark golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on a rack for at least 10 minutes before serving.

SCOTTISH BUTTERMILK OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and toast steel cut oats for 20 minutes or until golden stirring once in awhile to prevent burning. In a large bowl combine flours, soda, salt and dried fruit. When steelcut oats done reset oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl combine cooked steel cut oats and buttermilk and let sit for 20 minutes. Using a pastry cutter combine flour mixture with cold butter which has been cut into small pieces. Stir mixture until crumbly then stir into buttermilk and oats. I added 1/3 cup of fresh blueberries, drained and dried cranberries. Butter a cookie sheet and after mixing everything but don't over mix place on the cookie sheet making into a large circle about 3/4 inches thick. Score the top into 8 wedges and brush with milk. Mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top. Bake 12-15 minutes.

OATMEAL AND DRIED-CHERRY BISCUIT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut butter into oat mixture until the mixture resembles a coarse meal; whisk in dried cherries. In another medium bowl, mix together egg, buttermilk, and vanilla and almond extracts until well combined. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; mix until well combined.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface; roll out to a 1-inch-thick 8-by-6-inch rectangle. Cut biscuits into eight 2-by-3-inch rectangles using a sharp knife; transfer biscuits to prepared baking sheet. Brush biscuits with buttermilk and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Transfer biscuits to oven and bake until tops are lightly browned, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool slightly before serving.