Wholemeal Oat Scones

Name: Wholemeal Oat Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Makes: about 20 scones
Ingredients: 60 g / 2 oz rolled oats; 1 egg whisked with milk to make 200 ml / 7 fl oz; 4 tbs honey; 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 175 g / 6 oz wholemeal plain flour; 175 g / 6 oz self-raising white flour; 100 g / 3½ oz buttermilk; 1 tsp ground ginger

Preparation info

Makes: about
20
scones

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

An attractive scone with a crumbly texture and delicate nutty flavour. Serve the scones warm with bramble jelly and clotted cream.

Ingredients

175 g / 6 oz self-raising white flour
2 tsp baking powder

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the white flour, baking powder, ground ginger and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the wholemeal flour, cut and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then mix in the rolled oats. Blend the honey with the egg mixture and pour on to the dry ingredients. Mix together to make a soft sticky dough.

Turn on to a floured board and pat or roll until