Last night, I wrote a rather maudlin post, which expressed the heaviness I felt about being away from my mum on Mother's Day. When I awoke this morning, I knew that the whole thing must be re-written. Why wallow in the disappointment of one day when there is a lifetime of pleasures to celebrate?
After all, we are talking about a woman who would put the pedal to the metal as we drove up the bumpiest street on the way to my music lessons, simply so we could get air off of the final bump. They later flattened out that road, and I'm certain it was because of my mum. Does that sound like a woman who would want her daughter to wallow in self-pity? I think not.
If you ask someone to describe my mum, some of the words they might use would be thoughtful, kind and patient. Oh yeah, and petite. But don't let the 4 feet 11 ½ inches fool you. There's a spitfire in there.
There are several things, beyond the Formula 1 driving habits, that most people don't know about my mum. First of all, the woman has two tattoos. When she got tatted-up, I was in grade five and couldn't think of anything more embarrassing. At least, that's what I let everyone thing. Really, I thought it was pretty cool...as long as none of my friends knew.
The tattoos go well with the lifetime obsession with Harleys. She wanted her own "hog". I think that fact that she could barely touch the ground while sitting on one of those beasts was the final deterrent.
And then there was the 60th birthday present.
For as long as I can remember, my mum has been fascinated by all-things-industrial. Factories, assembly lines...and semi-trucks. Through some connections, my dad set up a tour of the Western Star semi-truck factory near Portland, Oregon. Over my mum's 60th birthday, they drove down to Oregon under the guise of spending a weekend touring the Japanese gardens and eating seafood. Instead, they went to Western Star. According to my dad, my mum was like a kid in Willy Wonka's factory. Now, whenever you drive down the highway with her, she will let out an excited squeal whenever she sees a Western Star truck. And there may or may not be a large toy semi-truck in my parents' family room. And it's not for the kids to play with!
Amidst the Harleys, tattoos and semi-trucks is a woman who nurtured and loved me, and who taught me about the kind of person and mother I want to be. Thank you, Mum. I love you and Happy Mother's Day. These scones are for you!
The recipe:
These scones may be called "strawberries and cream", but there isn't actually a drop of cream in them. Just a little nonfat milk. What is typically a heavy, fattening breakfast bread is turned into a healthy breakfast offering, with oat flour and fresh fruit.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
To make the oat flour, place the oats in a food processor and process until finely ground, about 1 minute. Pour into a bowl and scoop 1 cup oat flour back into the processor. Reserve any remaining flour for another use.
Add the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger and salt to the processor. Pulse briefly to combine.
Add the chilled butter to the processor and pulse until the mixture is pale yellow and the consistency of a fine meal.
In a medium bowl, whisk together ½ cup non-fat milk, vanilla extract and egg white. Pour the mixture into the processor and pulse quickly until just mixed.
Turn the mixture out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle the strawberries over the dough. Lightly dust your hands with flour and gently knead to mix in the strawberries, and form the dough into a ball.
Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. With lightly floured hands, form the dough into an 8-inch circle. Cut the circle into 12 triangles, keeping the circle of dough intact.
Using 2 teaspoons of non-fat milk, lightly brush the tops of the scones. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over top.
Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until the surface of the scones are golden brown. Cool on the tray or on a cooling rack. Cut the scones apart and serve.
(Make ahead: The scones can be made ahead and frozen. Separate the raw scones from each other and place them on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Place in the freezer uncovered. When the scones are completely frozen, place them in plastic freezer bags. Take them out a few at a time and bake for 17-21 minutes at 375 degrees F.)
Other Mother's Day recipes:
Baked Egg Breakfast Casserole with Mushrooms, Spinach & Salsa
Make-Ahead Baked Eggs with Bacon, Mushrooms & Sage
Printable Recipe
Strawberries & Cream Scone Recipe for Mother’s Day {Healthy}
Ingredients
- 1 â…“ cups old-fashioned oats for 1 cup oat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- ½ cup + 2 teaspoon non-fat milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg white
- ½ cup roughly chopped strawberries
- ¾ teaspoon turbinado sugar such as Sugar in the Raw
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To make the oat flour, place the oats in a food processor and process until finely ground, about 1 minute. Pour into a bowl and scoop 1 cup oat flour back into the processor. Reserve any remaining flour for another use.
- Add the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, ground ginger and salt to the processor. Pulse briefly to combine.
- Add the chilled butter to the processor and pulse until the mixture is pale yellow and the consistency of a fine meal.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together ½ cup non-fat milk, vanilla extract and egg white. Pour the mixture into the processor and pulse quickly until just mixed.
- Turn the mixture out onto a generously floured surface. Sprinkle the strawberries over the dough. Lightly dust your hands with flour and gently knead to mix in the strawberries, and form the dough into a ball.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet. With lightly floured hands, form the dough into an 8-inch circle.
- Cut the circle into 12 triangles, keeping the circle of dough intact.
- Using 2 teaspoons of non-fat milk, lightly brush the tops of the scones. Sprinkle the turbinado sugar over top.
- Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until the surface of the scones are golden brown. Cool on the tray or on a cooling rack. Cut the scones apart and serve.
- (Make ahead: The scones can be made ahead and frozen. Separate the raw scones from each other and place them on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Place in the freezer uncovered. When the scones are completely frozen, place them in plastic freezer bags. Take them out a few at a time and bake for 17-21 minutes at 375 degrees F.)
Notes
Nutrition
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steph@stephsbitebybite
Such a sweet post...and some yummy scones!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
This is so perfect for Mother's Day! My mom loves strawberry scones!
Carla @ Carlas Confections
Such a sweet post! Your mum sounds amazing 🙂 And these scones also look amazing 😀
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
I love the way these look and I'm sure they taste amazing!!! Happy Mother's Day to you and your Mom!!! xoxo
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet
I love the story about your mom, Dara! And these scones - perfect Mother's Day brunch idea!
Jann
I LOVE your Mom already....I too love to drive fast to make the car fly.....(used to pull my girls on their skates too!) I not only have a tattoo but got it with both my girls...we all got the same thing! Now my oldest is a mother of 2 and the youngest is a Marine! I am so proud of them and plan to spend some quality time with My 86 year old mom soon! Can't wait to try these!!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles
I've never met your mom, but from your description, I love her already! Because...I once had my motorcycle permit, had a Harley, have a tattoo, would love to commandeer a big rig, and my kids can attest to my speed ramping up to get air over a certain local RR track. Too funny! Happy Mother's Day to your awesome mom, and to YOU! xo
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
These look sooooo good, Dara! I live far away from my mom but I'm so happy I'll get to see her on Mother's Day... definitely will have to surprise her with these scones 🙂
Maria
Scones are one of my favorite breakfast treats. Love that these are a healthy version! Happy Mother's Day to you and your mom!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
LOVE that your mom has tattoos!!!!! Also love the oat flour in this - we buy oats in bulk and I love using them in a variety of ways. These look so good!!!!!
Cirilo
I for sure want to try these.They look so good. I will just have to cut back on the lemon juice. My lemons come sithrgat off my tree and they seem to be much more lemony.The other day I tried a recipe and used the amount of lemon juice it called for and YIKES it was soooooooooo tart we couldn't eat it.
Parlsey
What lemon juice?