Granola scones

Granola scones are a cross between a scone and a breakfast cookie. They are super hearty, satisfying, delicious and filled with dried fruits, nuts, coconut, oats and seeds. Perfect make ahead breakfast!

Think about granola. It’s crumbly and chewy and chunky and clumpy. It’s loose in places and stuck together in others. All of those ingredients are in these scones, so the scone dough can be a bit finicky. Each batch may differ, especially if you’re chopping up your own dried fruit and nuts and the chunks of these things are in different sizes each time.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• ½ cup flaked coconut
• ⅓ cup dried tart cherries or cranberries
• ⅓ cup chopped dates
• ¼ cup roasted pepitas
• ½ cup heavy cream, plus extra for brushing
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest