Low fat blueberry scones. Blueberry scones, warm right out of the oven make the perfect Sunday morning breakfast along with a hot cup of tea. These tender, moist scones, studded with juicy blueberries, are wonderful warm out of the oven. The aroma of fresh blueberry goodness filled my home as they baked.
Biscuits and scones are also built on the foundation of flour, fat (usually butter), and liquid. The texture of a scone should be more dense and less of that biscuit. I came across this recipe (check out Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog). You can have Low fat blueberry scones using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Low fat blueberry scones
- Prepare 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
- Prepare 3/4 teaspoon of baking powder.
- You need 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda.
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of salt.
- It's 2.25 teaspoons of sugar (I used maple sugar).
- Prepare 1/3 cup of non fat yoghurt.
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of blueberries (fresh or frozen).
- Prepare 3/4 teaspoons of sugar (for topping).
So, I ventured out to try the recipe (with a few of my own adaptations). I was amazed at the result. For being low fat this scone is light, fluffy, moist and not dense at all. Low Fat Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins.
Low fat blueberry scones instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F (conventional oven)..
- Mix dry ingredients..
- Mix wet ingredients into dry and stir to incorporate..
- Fold blueberries into dough..
- Flour a silicone baking mat, add dough, and separate into two portions. Add some flour on top of dough if the dough is too wet. Slightly flatten and dust with remaining sugar..
- Bake about 16-18 minutes or until golden brown..
- Allow to cool, but also excellent served warm..
NOTE: I make these scones using the "Bisquick Heart Healthy" lower fat product, but the nutrition content stated is for Standard Bisquick. In a large bowl, gently toss Bisquick Mix, sugar and blueberries. Cut butter into mixture of flour, sugar. Blueberry scones are a quick and easy breakfast pastry recipe. Since there's no yeast, they go from the I made these scones over the weekend - followed the recipe exactly (used full fat coconut milk).