Made with Scottish Oat Scone Base
Contributed by: Cathy L.
A sweet yet nutritious afternoon treat that everyone in the family will enjoy finding in their lunch box.
INGREDIENTS
500g bag Old Scottish Oat Scone Mix
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup (1/2 lb) cold butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
1 cup sliced or chopped raw or blanched almonds
1 jar high quality raspberry jam
INSTRUCTIONS
preheat oven to 375F, get out a 13x9 inch baking pan
using a an electric mixer on med, mix scone base, sugar and cinnamon; add butter cubes and mix on medium speed until the butter is mostly blended and mixture begins to pull together, about 3 minutes
stir in the almonds, then reserve 1 1/2 cups of this crumb mixture and refrigerate
firmly press the remaining mixture into the pan and bake until the almonds are just beginning to brown, about 25 min; let cool for about 20 minutes
spread the jam evenly on top, leaving a thin border around the edge of the crust
crumble the reserved mixture on top, letting the fruit show through in places
continue baking until lightly browned, about 35 minutes
let cool completely before slicing into squares or bars
Notes:
Feel free to use any flavor jam, as well as add more or less brown sugar
So beautifully simple and delicious, a authentic pre-industrial desert that is unbelievably fast and easy to make, and about the healthiest desert you can imagine! Of course, we like it best with ice cream :-). All you do is make up the usual oat scone mixture, except instead of forming it you crumble it over the fruit and bake. That's it!
INGREDIENTS
The scone mixture
500g bag of Old Scottish Oat Scone Mix (less 3 Tbsp for fruit below)
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, very cold and grated
3 large eggs
1/3 cup cream
For the fruit mixture
6 medium pears or apples, cored and cut into thin slices
3 Tbsp scone mixture
INSTRUCTIONS
core pears and/or apples and slice them into a medium ovenproof dish (about 8 x 8 in should do it)
toss the fruit with 3 Tbsp scone mixture and set aside
add scone mix to a large mixing bowl; coarsely grate VERY COLD butter into bowl, mix gently with fork
in a small bowl, beat eggs and cream and then add to scone mixture
mix gently and crumble on top of fruit
bake at 375°F until browned and fruit bubbles slightly, about 25-30 min