Light Pumpkin-oat Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/3 cup oatmeal
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons reduced fat margarine
• 1 teaspoon nonfat milk
• 1 teaspoon sugar substitute

Recipe

• 1 # preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 # prepare baking sheet by sparying lightly with cooking spray.
• 3 # in a large bowl, combine the the flour,oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 4 # cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles course meal.
• 5 # add the pumpkin, vanilla and yogurt into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
• 6 # knead the dough on a lightly floured surface just until it can be shaped. if the dough is too sticky add a little more flour but take care not to add too much as it toughens up the scones. similarly, over kneading the dough also diminishes the final result.
• 7 # place the dough ball on the baking sheet and spread out into disk.
• 8 cut into 6 wedges.
• 9 # bake the scones 20 - 22 minutes.