Scottish Oat Scones Recipes

PROPER SCOTTISH OAT SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat and cook until it begins to turn light brown, about 2 minutes. Skim foam and pour into a small bowl.
• Stir together oats, flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir in raisins and make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Combine the browned butter, egg, yogurt and oil in a small bowl; add to the dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead several times to form a ball. Pat the ball into an 8-inch circle and cut into 8 or 12 wedges (depending on the size you want).
• Place the wedges on the prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly browned and firm to the touch, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool slightly. Serve warm.

SCOTTISH OATMEAL DROP SCONES

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the oatmeal and sugar. Stir to combine. Set aside.
• Using a saucepan or the microwave, gently melt the margarine and treacle together. Set aside.
• Whisk together the egg and milk.
• Combine all ingredients. Mix well.
• Drop tablespoons of the mixture onto a hot greased frying pan. Cook each drop scone until browned underneath and bubbling on top. Turn the scone and cook the other side.
• Serve hot with butter.

SCOTTISH OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease cookie sheet. Combine first 6 ingredients in large bowl. Mix together butter, milk and egg in another bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir until just moistened. Mix in raisins. Shape dough into ball.
• Place on lightly floured work surface. Pat out to form 3/4-inch-thick circle. Using sharp knife, cut into 12 wedges. Transfer to prepared cookies sheet. Bake until light brown, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly on rack. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool completely. Store in airtight container.)

SCOTTISH OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450* F.
• Mix all dry ingredients together, flour through salt.
• Add melted butter, milk and egg to combined dry ingredients; mix until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Stir in raisins.
• Shape dough to form a ball; pat out on lightly floured surface to form an 8 inch circle.
• Cut into 8 to 12 wedges.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet in 450* oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• Combine cream cheese& heavy cream with a hand mixer to make devonshire cream.
• Serve warm with a dollop of devonshire cream topped w/some orange marmalade.
• Trust me- they're best this way.

SCOTTISH SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, and currants in a large bowl.
• Mix well.
• Make a well in center.
• Beat egg until frothy, and mix in melted butter or margarine and milk.
• Pour into well.
• Stir to make soft dough.
• Pat dough into two 6- to 7-inch circles.
• Transfer to greased baking sheet.
• Score each top into 8 pie-shaped wedges.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 15 minutes, until risen and browned.
• Serve warm with butter and jam.

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.

SCOTTISH BUTTERMILK STEEL CUT OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Place the oats in a pie pan and toast them for 20 minutes, stirring often to toast evenly and not burn.
• Remove when slightly golden.
• Combine oats with buttermilk in a small bowl and let stand for 20 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, sugar, baking powder, salt and dried currants.
• Reset the oven to 400F degrees.
• Butter a baking sheet.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the 4 tablespoons butter into the flour until the texture is coarsely crumbled.
• Stir in the buttermilk/oat mixture until combined.
• Flour your hands and scoop up the dough, forming it into a ball. Do not overmix.
• Press the ball of dough directly into the pan, then press into a 3/4" thick circle.
• With a sharp knife, score the surface, almost to the bottom, making eight wedges.
• Brush the surface with milk and sprinkle a bit of sugar and cinnamon on top.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cut into wedges.