Orange and Oat Scones Recipe

Orange and Oat Scones is an oatmeal base, blended with the flavor of orange. Learn how to make/prepare Orange and Oat Scones by following this easy recipe.

Orange and Oat Scones Recipe
Preparation Time	10 Minutes
Cooking Time	30 Minutes
Difficulty	Average
Recipe Type	Veg.
Serves	10
Calories Per Serving	312

Ingredients:

1 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Baking Powder
½ cup Turbinado Sugar
1 cup Butter (cut into tiny pieces)
1 cup Buttermilk
2 cups Rolled Oats
3 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
¼ cup Coarse Demerara Sugar (for sprinkling)
2/3 cup Dried Currants
1 Orange (zest)

How to make Orange and Oat Scones:

To get baking sheet ready, line it with parchment paper.
Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
Mix baking powder, baking soda, and turbinado sugar in a bowl.
Blend the butter into the flour.
Stir the flour mixture with zest of the orange and oats.
Add currants and buttermilk till the mixture is just moist.
If the dough is disintegrating, add more buttermilk, little by little.
Mould and cut into shape of desired size.
Place pieces in baking sheet prepared earlier.
Sprinkle coarse sugar over the cake.
Place in oven and bake until the bottom layer of the scones is deep golden in color or for 12 to 15 minutes.