Scottish Buttermilk Oat Scones

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup steel cut oats
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup whole grain oat flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup raisins or 1/3 cup currants
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon milk
• cinnamon
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees and toast steel cut oats for 20 minutes or until golden stirring once in awhile to prevent burning. in a large bowl combine flours, soda, salt and dried fruit. when steelcut oats done reset oven to 400 degrees. in a small bowl combine cooked steel cut oats and buttermilk and let sit for 20 minutes. using a pastry cutter combine flour mixture with cold butter which has been cut into small pieces. stir mixture until crumbly then stir into buttermilk and oats. i added 1/3 cup of fresh blueberries, drained and dried cranberries. butter a cookie sheet and after mixing everything but don't over mix place on the cookie sheet making into a large circle about 3/4 inches thick. score the top into 8 wedges and brush with milk. mix cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle on top. bake 12-15 minutes.