Hollyce’s Oatmeal Scones

Name: Hollyce’s Oatmeal Scones
Yield: Yield 10 scones
Ingredients: 3 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour; ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 1¼ teaspoons baking soda; 2½ teaspoons baking powder; 10 ounces (2½ sticks) cold sweet butter; 2 cups oats; 1 cup currants; 2 tablespoons finely chopped orange zest; ¾ cup buttermilk

Preparation info

Yield
10
scones

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

Developed for the opening of Stars Cafe, Hollyce’s scones have taken the neighborhood by storm. Eat them with jam and Double Cream.

Ingredients

3 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour
½ cup plus

Dessert
Breakfast
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix at low speed until the butter is the size of small peas. Add the oats, currants, and chopped orange zest. C