Whole Wheat Maple Cranberry Scones Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (through salt). Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly (or use clean fingers to work it together). Add the cranberries and orange zest and stir with a fork. Add the egg and buttermilk and stir with a fork until the dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Gather the dough into a ball and place on the baking sheet. Pat into a 7-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges with a knife dipped in flour. Do not separate the wedges.
• Bake until golden brown- about 20 minutes. Transfer to a baking rack to let cool. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm. Cut through the wedges with a serrated knife and serve.

CRANBERRY WHOLE WHEAT SCONES, DIABETIC FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degree F.
• In a large bowl, stir together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, Splenda, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, and salt.
• Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
• In a small bowl, beat egg slightly; stir in the 1/3 cup buttermilk and cranberries.
• Add buttermilk mixture all at once to flour mixture.
• Stir just until moistened (some of the dough may look dry).
• Turn out onto a floured surface.
• Knead dough for 10 to 12 strokes or until nearly smooth.
• Pat or lightly roll dough to an 8-inch circle about 3/4 inch thick.
• Brush top with additional buttermilk; sprinkle with oats, pressing gently into dough.
• Cut into 8 wedges.
• Place dough wedges 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are light browned.
• Serve warm.

LOW-FAT WHOLE WHEAT CRANBERRY PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form. Stir in cranberries and pecans. Mix in skim milk until dough comes together and is the consistency of cookie dough.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat into a 1-inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges with a greased knife. Arrange 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 15 minutes.

CRANBERRY MAPLE NUT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425ºF.
• Grease cookie sheet.
• Mix all ingredients except Maple Glaze until soft dough forms.
• Turn dough onto surface dusted with Bisquick; roll in Bisquick to coat.
• Shape into ball; knead 10 times.
• Pat dough into 8-inch circle on cookie sheet (if dough is sticky, dip fingers in Bisquick).
• Cut into 8 wedges but do not separate.
• Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown (I find I need at least 13 minutes in my oven or the insides are still gooey).
• Carefully separate wedges.
• To make glaze, beat all glaze ingredients until smooth.
• Drizzle scones with glaze.
• Serve warm.

MAPLE-PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk cream and 3 tablespoons maple syrup together in a bowl.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor; pulse 3 times to combine. Drop cold butter pieces evenly over top and continue to pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, about 6 pulses.
• Transfer flour mixture to a large bowl. Add toasted pecans and cream mixture. Stir until dough begins to come together.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until a rough, sticky ball forms. Divide into 2 balls and flatten slightly. Cut each circle into 4 wedges and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack, about 10 minutes.
• While the scones are cooling, whisk 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons maple syrup together until well combined.
• Drizzle glaze over scones.