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Banana-Raisin Scones
- Prep Time:
- 10 min.
- Total Time:
- 20 min.
- Makes:
- 15 servings
(1 scone per serving)
Ingredients
1/2 cup raisins
2 Tbsp. hot water
2-1/2 cups flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
6 Tbsp. cold butter or margarine
1-1/2 cups Post Selects Banana Nut Crunch Cereal
1 egg
1 container (6 oz.) vanilla low-fat yogurt
Directions
PREHEAT oven to 425°F. Mix raisins and water in small bowl; set aside. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cereal. Beat egg in small bowl; stir in yogurt and raisins and their liquid. Add to flour mixture; stir until mixture forms soft dough.
DROP dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 2 inches apart, onto greased baking sheets.
BAKE 10 min. or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
Tips & Suggestions
Variation - Traditional Kneaded and Shaped Scones:
Prepare dough as directed. Place on lightly floured surface. Knead dough by pushing on dough with heel of hand. Rotate dough one-quarter turn, fold top part of dough over and push in with heel of hand. Knead dough about 20 times. Roll out dough to 8-inch square. Cut dough into 4 (4-inch) squares, then cut each square into 4 triangles. Place dough triangles, 2 inches apart, on baking sheet. Bake as directed. Makes 16 servings, 1 scone each.