Easy Fruit Soup & Whole Wheat Scones

Ingredients

Scones

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup white flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup milk (I use 1%)
• 1 egg white, lightly beaten

Soup

• 12 apricots, washed & pitted
• 2 bananas, peeled
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup white wine or additional 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 1 cup blueberries, washed
• 1 cup raspberries (optional)
• 4 sprigs mint (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Scones: Pre heat oven to 375°F.

2. 2

   Mix together the 2 flours, baking powder, splenda, cinnamon & nutmeg.

3. 3

   Cut in the butter into the flour until it resembles little kernals of corn.

4. 4

   Separate 1 egg.

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   Set the egg white aside.

6. 6

   Measure out 1/2 cup of milk, add 1 egg and a yolk, beat until combined.

7. 7

   Lightly mix the milk/egg with the dry ingredients.

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   The mixture only needs enough wet so the dough will hold together, Add a little more milk if needed or if it is a bit too moist add a little more whole wheat flour.

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   Turn out on a board and knead a couple of times - the more you handle the dough the tougher your scones will be.

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    Cut the dough in two. Flatten each piece into a round circle just over 1/4 deep.

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    Place the two circles on a buttered cookie sheet ( I use Release foil instead of buttering the cookie sheet).

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    Make a cut across each circle and then across the other way so each will have 4 sections.

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    Paint the top of the scones with egg white.

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    Bake for apprx 15 minutes or until lightly browned on top and cooked through.

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    Soup: Place the apricots, bananas, orange juice, wine, splenda &

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    lemon juice in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.

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    You may have to do this in a couple of batches, then mix it all together, stir well.

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    Chill for at least 1 hour.

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    Pour into bowls, lightly float 1/4 cup of blue berries on top of each bowl along with several raspberries (if using)).

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    Decorate with a sprig of mint and serve with warm buttered whole wheat scones.