Quick Bread Recipe — Buttermilk Drop Scones

A moist and warm breakfast treat that goes great with a cup of hot herbal tea. You don't have to go to the coffee shop anymore to get a great-tasting drop scone.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 1 ¼ cups rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ cups low-fat buttermilk
• ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg
• ½ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ cup sliced almonds
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
2. Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl until all ingredients are evenly dispersed.
3. Stir buttermilk, applesauce, and egg together in a separate bowl. Add to flour mixture and stir until dough is sticky. Fold in cranberries and almonds.
4. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl for the topping. Drop 1/4 cup-size dollops of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories124.1
• carbohydrateContent24.4 g
• cholesterolContent8.9 mg
• fatContent1.6 g
• fiberContent2.2 g
• proteinContent4 g
• saturatedFatContent0.3 g
• sodiumContent194.9 mg
• sugarContent6.3 g