scones

If the objective is to reduce fat, here is a recipe which I really like and have posted here in the past.

Blue Ribbon Yogurt Scones ---------------------------

2 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 3 Tbsp cornstarch 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 egg 1 cup plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped figs, chopped apricots, or raisins Heat oven to 400 deg F. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Mix dry ingredients well. In another bowl, beat egg. Combine yogurt, oil, vanilla and egg. Blend well.

Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until flour mixture is moistened. Stir in fruit. With floured hands, working on a floured surface, shape dough into an 8-inch flat round cut into eight wedges, or into eight 3-inch rounds. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 deg F for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm. source: Variation on recipe from Sun-Diamond Growers of California

I've made this recipe at different times with many different dried fruits including "Craisins" sweetened dried cranberries.

Of course, this is not the same as a traditional butter-laden English breakfast scone. However, it's easy to make and is very good to eat.

Cheers, The Old Bear

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Small criticism - the FDA may say that only tri-glycerides are 'fat', but as far as your digestive tract is concerned, a glycerol is a glycerol.= =20

Low cholesterol? sure. Fewer calories? Yeah, probably. Low fat? sure the FDA says so at least. It's not saturated, so at least you've got that going for you.=20

If nothing else, the low-carb craze has illustrated that fat is not the demon it's made out to be. Everybody i know who's actually living the low-carb lifestyle is consuming more animal fat and has lowered their HDL cholesterol. Go figure.=20

There are no foods that are bad, in moderation. Well, maybe Surstr=F6mming.=20

You said,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,of course this is not the same as a traditional butter-laden English breakfast scone. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Excuse me, English recipes for scones should NOT be butter/fat laden, they become butter laden when you eat them with strawberry jam and cream. ;-)) There are so many variations on scones, I make tiny ones with black olives, and cheese etc, still better with that extra butter on the top.

I tried this and it was great. Going to make another batch today.