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Homemade Oatmeal Scones Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter cut into small pieces
  • cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 cup dried raisins or dried cranberries
  • 1 large egg
  • cup milk

For the Topping

  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° F, grease a baking sheet.
  • In an ample bowel, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. With a pastry blender (Or fork if you want to feel pain) cut in the butter until the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
  • Stir in oats and dried fruit.
  • Make a well in center.
  • In a small bowl or cup, mix egg and milk, and pour into the well you made in the dry ingredients. With a fork (which you happen to have nearby because you don’t have a pastry blender), stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, until everything is evenly moistened and comes together in a ball. But don’t over handle or it makes the scones tough. The dough should be soft and crumbly.
  • Pat the dough out on a lightly floured board to form an 8-inch circle.
  • Transfer to the greased baking sheet.
  • Cut dough into 8 wedges with a lightly floured knife, or just use a pizza cutter.

Topping and Finish

  • Brush wedges with the milk and then sprinkle with sugar.
    (I just realized I mixed the sugar and milk together and spread them on the wedges. It tasted fine that way.)
  • Bake at 375° F for 22 to 25 minutes, until golden brown.