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Scones

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From Miavita

A scone from your neighborhood coffee emporium can have as much as 25 grams of fat. Ours has just over 2 grams.

Ingredients

- - SCONES
- - Cooking spray
2 3/4 cups (10 oz/300 g) oat flour or cake flour
1/2 cup (3 1/4 oz/100 g) natural cane sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 ounces (60 g) low-fat silken tofu
1/2 cup (4 fl oz/120 ml) unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) fat-free egg product
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup (4 oz/120 g) currants
- - TOPPING
1 - egg white, beaten
2 teaspoons natural cane sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation - Estimated cooking time: Under 30 minutes -
1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray.
2 In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3 In a food processor, combine tofu, applesauce, egg product, orange zest and vanilla. Process until smooth. Pour over dry ingredients and stir together with a fork just until moistened. Stir in currants.
4 On a floured work surface with floured hands, knead dough briefly until it comes together. Pat dough into a circle about I inch (2 cm) thick. With a biscuit cutter, cut 8 round scones. (Or, cut circle into 8 wedges.) Transfer scones to the prepared baking sheet and lightly spray with cooking spray. Brush tops with egg white. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over scones.
5 Bake until firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.

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