{"id":33331,"date":"2014-01-26T16:05:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T21:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthygreenkitchen.com\/?p=33331"},"modified":"2021-09-24T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:04:05","slug":"orange-date-oatmeal-scones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthygreenkitchen.com\/orange-date-oatmeal-scones\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Date Oatmeal Scones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scones are easy to make and they’re so, so tasty. This blueberry scone recipe<\/a> is a favorite around here; my daughter loves those so much, in fact, that she was pretty skeptical when I recently made this orange date oatmeal version instead. She didn’t even want to try them at first, but she came around eventually. She still prefers the blueberry ones, but admitted these are delicious, too :)<\/p>\n

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These orange date oatmeal scones are not too sweet and they have some “heft” due to the oats. They are adapted from a recipe in the lovely book Irish Pantry: Traditional Breads, Preserves, and Goodies to Feed the Ones You Love<\/a>\"\" (I was sent a review copy). I made a few changes to the recipe in the book, one of which was to halve the amount of butter. I have absolutely nothing against butter (I love it, in fact!) but two sticks seemed like a lot to me.<\/p>\n

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You can use a food processor to make these if you want to speed things up (and a food processor does make incorporating the butter into the dough a snap), but I made the recipe by hand and it worked out fine. I imagine you can substitute another type of dried fruit for the dates: the recipe in Irish Pantry features currants, but raisins or dried berries would work, too…you take your pick. Lemon zest and juice can certainly be used instead of the orange zest and juice, if you like, but I do like the orange date combo, I must say.<\/p>\n

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More of my scone recipes: <\/p>\n

Pumpkin Scones<\/a>
\nPeanut Butter and Jam Scones<\/a>
\nCoconut Raisin Scones<\/a>
\nOatmeal Scones with Dried Cherries and Dark Chocolate<\/a><\/p>\n

Yummy-looking scones from other bloggers:<\/p>\n

Low-carb, Gluten-free Bacon, Sun-Dried Tomato, and Cheddar Scones from All Day I Dream About Food<\/a>
\nPear Chocolate Scones from Pastry Affair<\/a>
\nRaspberry Cream Scones with Rosewater Glaze from Baking A Moment<\/a>

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These are very filling and make a nice breakfast with a hard-boiled egg or two...and don't forget the tea! I stored my batch in a glass container and was pleasantly surprised to find that they kept for a whole week; they may also be frozen for longer term storage.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Breakfast<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>8<\/span> scones<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n