A Kautt Christmas Tradition ~

~ Scottish Oat Scones ~

Ingredients:

- 2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

- 1/3 cup milk

- 1 egg

- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

- 1 1/4 cup Quick Quaker Oats, uncooked*

- 1/4 cup sugar

- 1 tablespoon baking powder

- 1 teaspoon cream of tarter

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 1/2 cup raisins or currants

Directions:

- Add butter, milk & egg to combined dry ingredients

- Mix just until dry ingredients are moistened

- Stir in raisins

- Shape dough to form ball

- Pat out on lightly floured surface to 8" circle

- Cut into 8-12 wedges

- Bake on greased cookie sheet in preheated hot oven (425 degrees) 12 - 15 minutes or until lightly brown.

- Serve warm at breakfast or brunch with butter, preserves or honey, as desired.

* Can substitute 1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Quaker Oats for Quick Oats.

Christmas 2007 breakfast, which included scones.

P.S. If you make them, I'd love to hear what you thought of them! :)