Preheat oven to 450 °
Base:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk (OR 3 Tablespoons Buttermilk powder, 3/4 cup water)
- 1/4 cup chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces (or butter)
Streusel Topping:
- 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
- 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
Cooking spray
Combine the dry ingredients (the first 5 ingredients above) in a medium bowl. IF YOU ARE USING Buttermilk Powder instead of buttermilk add the powder now too, reserving the water for the third step.
Cut in 1/4 cup margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add buttermilk (or water, if you are using buttermilk powder), stirring just until flour mixture is moist.
Turn dough out onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Pat dough into an 8 inch circle; set aside.
Combine oats, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon margarine, and 1 tablespoon flour, forming a streusel. Gently pat oats mixture into surface of dough. Cut dough into 12 wedges (do not separate wedges) Bake at 450 ° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
Yield: 1 dozen scones.