Scottish Scones
A country inn recipe for Scottish Scones.
Ingredients
- 1 0.3 cup rolled oats
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/3 cup currants
- 1 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425F. Grease large baking sheet. Set aside 2 tbsp. rolled oats. In large bowl, combine flour, remaining rolled oats, baking powder, sugar, salt
- 2
and baking soda. With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut the shortening in until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in currants. Add buttermilk and mix lightly with fork until soft dough forms. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead 5 or 6 times. Divide dough in half. With lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough into 6–inch round. Cut into quarters. Repeat with remaining dough. Place scones on baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle with reserved rolled oats. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. These contain half the fat and calories as traditional scones but are just as delicious.