Whole Grain Cherry Cardamom Scones

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From the whole foods website. these turned out tasty and did not last long in our house. i have not made a lot of scones before, so i don't really know how they compare to others. we enjoyed them, however. they are not super sweet and tasted great with my morning coffee. this is from whole foods so the recipe called for all organic ingredients.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 400f line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

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In a blender , pulverize the oats until you have coarse flour.

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Place the oats in a large mixing bowl.

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Add the spelt flour , cane sugar , baking powder , cardamom , baking soda , and salt.

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Using a pastry blender or two knives , cut in the butter until it is well mixed and the flour resembles coarse crumbs.

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Set aside.

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In a separate medium bowl , lightly beat the egg.

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Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla.

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Add this to the flour and oat mixture.

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Stir to combine.

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Gently fold in the cherries.

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Drop the scones into 8 rounded balls on the parchment-lined cookie sheet a couple of inches apart from one another.

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The scones will rise and enlarge considerably.

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Bake until golden brown , about 17 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a scone comes out clean.

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Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before serving.

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Ingredients

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rolled oats, spelt flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cardamom, baking soda, sea salt, unsalted butter, egg, buttermilk, vanilla extract, dried cherries