From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Years ago, I posted a recipe for Morning Glory muffins that drew a surprising number of visitors to my blog. I thought about the muffins today while I was putting together a menu for a coffee that I'll be hosting towards the end of February. I happened to remember them and wanted to scan the recipe to see if they would be an appropriate addition to the pastries I had already planned for the morning get-together. You can find that recipe, here. Muffins are not my favorite morning pastry, and as I reviewed the recipe I had a thought. What if I took that recipe and adapted it for making scones. I have a basic recipe for scones and I thought if I added the Morning Glory ingredients to it, I might have something special to serve my friends. I quickly scribbled down the recipe that was floating through my head, and then did a search to make sure I hadn't re-created a recipe that someone else had already posted. I found one similar to my own on a site called The Cedar Spoon, but felt the recipes were different enough that I could feature the one I patterned after my muffin recipe. I made the scones this afternoon and they are good enough to share with you this evening. They are packed with fruits and nuts and use much less sugar that the muffins that I make. I did this deliberately because several of the gals who will be attending the coffee are really into healthy eating. I thought these scones might appeal to them. If you share their persuasion, you can substitute half of the all-purpose flour used in the recipe with graham flour or the whole wheat variety. The scones are barely sweet, so while I don't think they will have universal appeal, they do make a nice pastry that you might enjoy. Here is how they are made.
