Low Fat Dried Fruit Scones

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup dried plum puree
• 2 tablespoons margarine, cold
• 8 ounces nonfat plain yogurt
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup craisins or 1/2 cup other dried fruit, finely chopped
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 coat cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients.
• 4 cut into dry ingredients the plum puree and cold margarine with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 5 add yogurt and mix until just blended.
• 6 stir in dried fruit.
• 7 on a floured surface, roll or pat dough to 3/4 inch thickness.
• 8 cut out with a 2 1/2 to 3 inch biscuit cutter, rerolling scraps as needed.
• 9 note: the less you handle the dough the better so be sure to get as many as possible the first time.
• 10 arrange on cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
• 11 brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• 12 bake in the center of the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown and springy to the touch.