2 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1 large egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Jam (Raspberry, Blueberry, Strawberry, Grape, Peach, Plum, Fig, etc.)
Egg + 1 teaspoon water (optional)
Coarse sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
To toast the flour, place in a large pot over medium heat; cook 5 minutes, stirring almost constantly, until flour is light golden brown and fragrant. Sift flour into a large bowl. Return pot back to heat, add oats, and toast for 3 minutes, stirring almost constantly, until light golden and fragrant. Place oats in a food processor and process until coarsely ground.
Into large bowl with flour, sift in baking powder, baking soda and salt; whisk in ground oats until combined.
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
When flour-oat mixture has cooled down, knead butter in, using fingertips, until well incorporated and mixture is clumpy.
In an additional large mixing bowl, whisk together egg and buttermilk until combined. Whisk in sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until combined. Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
Take half of the dough, form a ball, and flatten into a disk (about a 1/4-inch in thickness) on a lightly floured surface. (If dough is hard to handle, place in freezer for about 10 minutes.) Spread a couple of tablespoons of jam on to the dough. Take remaining dough, form a ball, and flatten on top of the jam. Slice disc into 8 equal triangles and place on a greased baking sheet.
Whisk together egg + water until well combined; evenly brush on top of scones. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake 20 minutes or until golden in color and crisp. Transfer scones to wire racks to cool.
Makes 8 scones
and what could be better than plain scones? jam filled scones, of course!
ReplyDeleteThese look great and perfect handheld food for breakfast as the jams included! I'd have mine warm from the oven and dipped in thick yoghurt - yummy :)
ReplyDeleteso sorry you're sick girl!! i am too. my kidlet brings home germs and gives them to me. Nothing like a spring cold. It was 84F in san diego today and i was sick. ugh! But still went outside and savored.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon! These scones look wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAww feel better Emily! I'm sick too, with a sore throat that makes me gag (? really weird) and takes away my appetite too. ...but I've been eating lots anyway. Oops.
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to raspberry and blackberry jam! And scones. In general. Thanks for the recipe :)
These are the perfect treat to make you feel better, I hope I haven't catch you cold:) Take care!
ReplyDeleteGet well soon!!
ReplyDeleteFavorite flavor of preserves = apricot
I hope you feel better!
ReplyDeleteI've been making lots of scones lately - they're so much fun!
As for jam, I love a good homemade blueberry. Yum.
Those look delicious!
ReplyDeleteThese scones should make you feel better! They look fantastically delicious!
ReplyDeleteI'm extremely partial to sour cherry preserves from Harvest Song. Oh my if I could stock my pantry full of them I would!
I hope you feel better soon, Emily. these scones I'm sure will help! :) gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! And toasting the flour??? What??? That's insane and awesome all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI hope you start feeling better soon.
Hand washing is the single-most important thing you can do to prevent getting sick! But unfortunately, it's not foolproof. Some bugs just bounce around in the air and there is little to nothing we can do about it. Sigh. HOpe you feel better soon, love! I say bake the cake. Just, you know. Wear rubber gloves while you do so :P
ReplyDeleteI love these scones! I too am a jam freak and I have a feeling my roommates are on the verge of killing me about it. Guess I need to make these!
Aw, feel better. It sucks being sick.
ReplyDeleteAlso wanted to tell you that putting the jam into the scones is ingenious! Gonna have to try that :)
Sounds deliche! I am on a scone mastering time as well and these are gonna be tried out! Both jams are loved over here!
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing! If I woke up tomorrow and my lovely boyfriend had these waiting for me I would be a happy little clam :)
ReplyDeleteI personally prefer blueberry preserves and apple butter...so delicious!
I hope you feel better, soon. Those scones look outstanding! :) Jam filling = yummy.
ReplyDeletePretty good scones! And I shall try to toast my flour next time. A like blueberry scones too Hope the cold is better, I love reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteI say (if YOU feel up to it), make the birthday dessert! It is what you love to do. Don't let the sickness get the best of you!! Hope you feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteWhat yummy scones. I've never heard of toasting flour before, but what a great trick! Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! I'm feeling better now thanks to my neti pot.
ReplyDeleteHi Gen! Thanks for reading! :)
oh no I hope you're feeling better now!
ReplyDeleteThese look SO good! Are they best eaten the day they're made or could I make them the night before?
jam filled scones! sounds delicious. sorry to hear you were sick :(
ReplyDeleteOooh! I have to bring a breakfast goodie to my daughter's teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week and these look like a major winner. The only problem is picking the type of jam to use. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThoughts on making the dough and assembling these the night before and baking in the morning to serve warm?
ReplyDeleteHi Johanna!
ReplyDeleteI think that would definitely work. They might take a few extra minutes to bake.
Also, putting the jam in the middle is a bit of a messy process. The scones might not look perfect but they'll taste delicious.
Thanks, Emily! I made them last night and baked them this morning for the royal wedding and they were just perfect! Love your blog.
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