Ham and cheese scones
6
Points®
Total Time
38 min
Prep
18 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Moderate
These savory scones will be a welcome addition to your breakfast table. The secret to creating the best scones is to start with cold ingredients: cold margarine, egg whites, and buttermilk. Cut the margarine into small pieces and then keep all the ingredients in the fridge until you’re ready to use them. When cutting the margarine into the dry ingredients, you want those pieces of margarine coated in the flour mixture so they’ll be distributed throughout the dough. You don’t want the margarine to melt before the scones are baked because those little bits distributed throughout the dough are what create the lovely layers in each bite. For a bit more flavor, add garlic powder to taste to the dough.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s), or enough to coat sheet
All-purpose flour
1½ cup(s)
Whole-grain wheat flour
½ cup(s)
Baking powder
1 Tbsp
Sugar
2 tsp
Reduced-calorie margarine
3 Tbsp, chilled, cut into small pieces
Weight Watchers Reduced-fat Mexican style shredded cheese
¾ cup(s)
Cooked ham
⅓ cup(s), finely chopped
1% low fat buttermilk
¾ cup(s)
Egg whites
2 large
All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp, or up to 4 tbsp if necessary (for kneading dough)
