Ingredients
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2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
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4 teaspoons baking powder
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup heart healthy margarine
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1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
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3/4 cup walnuts, chopped small
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1 cup nonfat milk
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1/2 cup no-sugar-added maple syrup (I use E.D.Smith brand)
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1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
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Splenda sugar substitute, for sprinkeling on top
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1 egg white
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in walnuts.
- In a separate bowl, combine the applesauce, milk, syrup, and maple flavoring.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until you've formed a dry soft dough.
- Flour your work surface generously and scrape the dough out of the mixing bowl onto the floured surface.
- Divide the dough in half.
- Gently pat each half of dough into a 7 inch circle about 7/8 inch thick.
- Transfer dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (or Silipat mat).
- Brush the tops with the egg white and sprinkle with Splenda to your likeing.
- Using knife, divide each dough circle into eight wedges.
- Gently separate the wedges so that they're almost touching in the center, but are spaced about an inch apart at the edges.
- bake the scones for 15-18 minutes at 425, or until they're golden brown.