Oaty Buttermilk Drop Scones With Red Irish Apples And Honey
2013-04-17- Servings : 6
Ingredients
- Pancakes
- 100g fast cook oatflakes
- 500ml buttermilk
- 75g mixed dried fruit, finely chopped (e.g. chopped apricots, raisins, sultanas)
- 75g plain flour, sieved
- 2 teasp. caster sugar
- 1 teasp. bread soda
- 1 large Bord Bia Quality Assured egg, lightly beaten
- 2 teasp. butter, melted
- Glazed Apples
- 1 tablesp. butter
- 1 tablesp. brown sugar
- 6 medium red Irish apples
Method
Step 1
Combine the oatflakes and buttermilk in a bowl and let stand for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Stir in the dried fruit, flour, sugar, bread soda, egg and melted butter. Mix thoroughly and let stand for up to 1 hour.
Step 3
After standing, add a little milk if the mixture is very thick.
Step 4
Heat a non-stick frying pan and grease lightly with butter. Pour in about 1 tablespoon of the batter, followed by another one separately at the other side of the pan. Cook over a moderate to high heat until bubbly on top and lightly browned underneath.
Step 5
Turn the drop scones to brown on other side. Repeat with remaining batter.
Step 6
Set aside to keep warm.
Step 7
To make the glazed fruit, melt the butter and sugar together over medium heat in frying pan. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the sliced fruit and cook over a medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes until softened. Serve warm over the pancakes. Drizzle some Irish honey for extra sweetness, if required.
Step 8
Catherine’s Tips: Peaches, apricots or nectarines are perfect substitutes for the glazed apples. These glazed fruits are also delicious as a dessert with some cinnamon sugar sprinkled over and a good dollop of crème fraiche. To easily remove honey for a spoon, lightly coat the spoon with a non-scented oil, such as sunflower oil. The honey will just slide off.