Is there anything more delightful to sit down to of a morning than scones, apple butter, and coffee?

I'm something like a creative writing major, and lately I feel like I've been neglecting my writing in favor of cooking. So earlier this week I sat down to write a story about a baker. Mostly it's just descriptions of foods. The first thing my baker makes is almond oat scones and apple butter. It will not surprise you to discover writing about this made me hungry, so I had to bake it myself. We're all out of the apple butter we made last summer so I bought some from the store, but Kozlowski Farms makes a damn good fruit butter, and their apple is sweetened only with fruit. I sat down to a brunch of scones and coffee and finished writing my story while eating it. The scones are a little crumbly, but very delicious.

Cranberry Almond Oat Scones

Ingredients

2 c. flour, such as white whole wheat
3/4 c. oat flour
1/4 c. oats
2 Tbs. baking powder
1/4 c. Sucanat
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. soy cream (or soy milk.)
3/4 c. oat milk plus 2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 c. sliced almonds
3/4 c. dried cranberries

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease cookie sheet.
2. Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl. Add wet ingredients. Mix until just combined. Fold in almonds and cranberries.
3. Drop by 1/4 cupfuls onto the cookie sheet. Pat them a bit to round them out.
4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until firm on top.