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Fun Recipes by Robin Ann Williams, MA, RD, CDE

 
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Reduced Fat English Scones
 
  Ingredients
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
½ cup oat bran – dry
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ cup currants or raisins
4 Tbsp unsalted butter or margarine*
2 eggs*
1 cup oatmeal – dry
2 Tbsp baking powder
¼ tsp cream of tartar
¼ cup Splenda® Granular (measures equal to sugar) or 6 packets
2/3 cup non-fat yogurt
2 Tbsp vanilla extract
 
     
  Method  

Preheat oven to 425º. Plump currants or raisins by placing them in a bowl and covering with water. Allow to sit in refrigerator over night, or microwave for 1-2 minutes and let stand for 15 minutes.

Mix flour, Oatmeal, Oat bran, baking powder, salt, and cream of tartar in a large bowl. Cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or two knives, until mixture looks like a fine uniform meal. Blot dry the currants between paper towels, and toss with dry mixture.

Combine eggs, Splenda®, vanilla, and yogurt until smooth. Add to dry ingredients and fold together until most of the dry ingredients are moistened. Dough will be sticky. Turn out onto a flat surface that has been dusted with flour. And knead quickly about 10 times.

Divide dough in half. Form two rounds about ¾ inch thick. Place on baking sheet. Cut into wedges with wet knife, but do not separate.

Bake at for about 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Serve warm.

*
Cholesterol can be lowered by using margarine instead of butter and ½ cup egg substitute instead of eggs.

 
Nutritional Information -
 
Serving Size: 1 scone
Number of Servings: 12
Exchange:
2 carbohydrate choices; 1 fat choice
Calories: 176 Fat: 6 g
Carbohydrate: 29 g Saturated fat: 3 g
Fiber: 3 g Mono unsaturated fat: 2 g
Protein: 6g Poly unsaturated fat: 1g
Sodium: 365 mg Cholesterol: 46 mg

 

 
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