Diabetic Scones
Diabetic Scones are made with whole wheat flour, spelt flour, date sugar, milk, butter, and eggs. These English scones are speckled with unsweetened dried cranberries and orange zest that give them a tangy and sweet twist. You can enjoy these light and healthy scones with butter and jam with your afternoon tea or have them warm with your favorite cup of coffee!
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
For the orange scones:
- 4 oz Bob's red Mill spelt flour
- 4 oz King Arthur white whole wheat flour
- 4 ozs unsalted butter cold, cubed
- 1¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp date sugar leveled
- 1 tbsp dried cranberries unsweetened
- 1½ tsp orange zest
- 1 egg cold
- ½ cup milk reduced fat
Instructions
How to make the Diabetic Scones:
- Prepare the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Sift the spelt and whole wheat flour and the date sugar with the baking powder and salt.
- Using a pastry knife, rub the cubed butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. You could use your fingertips to rub the fat into the flour. Mix the flour with the dried cranberries and the orange zest.
- Whisk the egg with the milk for 2 minutes and add to the flour mixture. Combine the ingredients to form a dough and knead lightly and quickly to make a ball. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 5-10 minutes allowing the dough to rest.
- Roll the dough to 3/4" thickness and use a cutter to cut out desired shapes. I have used a 2.5" wide heart-shaped cookie cutter.
- Place the scones on a greased baking tray allowing some space between them. Brush the top with milk or egg wash. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Split the scones and spread some butter and jam and serve with some hot tea.
Notes
- Never overmix the scone dough.
- You could use lavender seeds, lemon zest, nuts or even mixed fruit instead of the orange zest. Plain scones taste good on their own.
- These scones will have a crack along their sides. That is a mark of a soft and tender scone.
Nutrition
Calories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 410IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg
