The Daily Balance

Good morning!

Well, after deciding to make THE BEST OF IT last Friday, I utilized the time I had originally scheduled for surgery to… BAKE! The Mister had been nagging enthusiastically texting me to make some healthy scones after I shared a recipe with him earlier in the week. (Note to self: in the future, do not share a delicious looking recipe with the Mister unless you are prepared to start cooking on the spot — he will ask you for the goods at least once an hour )

I made a few minor substitutions for the recipe such as:

Using Splenda’s brown sugar blend

Using Smart Balance butter made with olive oil — this DRAMATICALLY reduced the overall saturated fat

Using raspberries instead of cranberries (what grocery store doesn’t have frozen cranberries?! – ah, yes, the crappy one I stopped at in a hurry)

After mixing the dough together I spread it out on parchment paper so that I could cut triangular shapes (like a pie piece)

Yummy dough

After 16 minutes in the oven, the scones were delightfully crunchy on the outside and deliciously doughy on the inside — just the way I like ‘em!

Scone mountain

Pretty scone

Raspberry goodness

These were AMAZING! I’ve already started thinking of different flavor combinations! Cinnamon/raisin, banana/walnut, blueberry/lemon…PUMPKIN! I can’t wait to experiment! If I made this flavor combination again, I think I would stick to whole pecans. I loved the crunch of the pecans, but I think I’d prefer larger chunks.

Nutritional info (per scone):

• Calories: 189
• Total fat: 4.3g
• Carbs: 28.8g
• Fiber: 2g
• Protein: 4.5g

The Mister and I enjoyed these scones with strawberry jam and a big glass of milk!

What is your favorite scone flavor?

12 Responses to “Make it – Homemade scones”

1. Erin said:

   On yum I love scones! Central Market has really good jalapeno & corn scones that I would like to try to recreate.

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 9:45 am | Reply
2. AnnQ said:

   OMG – I love, LOVE Scones! My favorites are either cranberry or raisin (unfortunately, I really like them with some butter, too!).

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:35 am | Reply
3. Sagan said:

   Those look delicious! I made some just a few days ago. I usually make mine plain and smear them with butter and jam But I also love a good cheese scone.

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:02 am | Reply
4. Elizabeth said:

   OMG! Those look divine! I love scones, but never thought to try making them. Thanks for the idea!!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:26 am | Reply
5. Mandy A said:

   Oh yummy!!!!!! These look GREAT! Thanks so much!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 11:27 am | Reply
6. K said:

   I LOVE scones! Panera’s cinnamon scones used to be my obsession Funny scone story: When I first decided to bake my own scones I found a recipe, baked it up, took a bite – EW! I didn’t realize that I used a British recipe and their scones aren’t sweet, oops!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 12:30 pm | Reply
7. allijag said:

   YUM! those look amazing – i love the raspberry substitution!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 1:29 pm | Reply
8. Lara (Thinspired) said:

   I would I would have had this recipe when I made scones last month for some relatives that were visiting. I used tons of butter and sugar and they didn’t even taste as good as these look!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 4:09 pm | Reply
9. Jenny said:

   scone mountain — can i live there please?!

   Posted on August 3, 2009 at 6:00 pm | Reply
10. healthy ashley said:

    I love scones!! I need to get around to making my own

    Posted on August 4, 2009 at 7:51 am | Reply
11. Anna (www.annaseats.com) said:

    Those scones look DELISH! I’ve never made my own before. I am going to have to try these soon

    Posted on August 4, 2009 at 10:06 am | Reply
12. Elina said:

    I’m saving this scone recipe. I LOVE scones. Yum

    Posted on August 7, 2009 at 8:02 am | Reply