Heart-Healthy Dried Fruit Scones

The idea of low fat is akin to heresy for many bakers. We love our butter and our cream and all things rich and delightful. I’ve found that commercially produced low-fat items often mask the lack of fat with a surplus of sugar: “If we make these cookies ultrasweet, maybe people won’t notice that they are as dry as sawdust!” These scones are the antithesis of typical low-fat grocery-store offerings. They do contain a little fat—a small amount of canola oil and a couple of eggs—but what they