Over the holidays, my parents and brother traveled to Southern California to spend Christmas with my grandma and me. They brought their two sweet golden retrievers, and when combined with Grandma’s two terriers and my own little pup, we ended up with a fairly full house… And just as many dogs as people!
While relaxing at Grandma’s on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, in between rounds of honey-baked ham and kale salads and our all-time favorite cookies, my family suggested that we put on an episode or two of the Great British Baking Show Masterclass. My parents had recently started watching the series hosted by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood after finishing all seasons of the regular Great British Baking Show, so my grandma quickly found it on Netflix and pressed play.
In each show, the two British baking experts demonstrated how they prepared three or four of the recipes that they had challenged the contestants to whip up each week. Although a few were savory, like meat pies and sausage braids, the majority of their bakes firmly fell on the sweet side of the spectrum, like raspberry and chocolate donuts, a baked Alaska, triple chocolate entremets, an apricot tart…
Which meant almost everyone in my family headed straight for the platters of sugar cookies, thick brownies, and decadent chocolate fudge sitting in the kitchen the moment the episodes finished. Mary and Paul definitely know how to make their audience hungry and start craving sweets!
Regardless of sweet or savory, most of the recipes they baked were a bit more advanced and involved with multiple components, interesting techniques, and unique ingredients. As a result, my family would turn to me to ask for clarification every few minutes throughout each episode, especially for explanations of the metric measurements and British ingredient terms, and that made my heart glow… I felt like a little baking translator!
Yet in one particular segment, Mary and Paul asked the contestants to create an assortment of scones that could be served during an afternoon tea. With how simple they were to make, they didn’t give the bakers much time… But it was still so fun to see the fun flavor combinations the bakers created!
When that specific show ended, I realized it had been a few months since I last baked my own batch of scones… Which inspired me to make these Healthy One-Bowl Eggless Cinnamon Scones shortly after to satisfy my cravings!
These healthy pastries are simple to make, and just like the recipe title implies, you just need one bowl. (I always love recipes like this with fewer dishes to wash!) They’re also supremely moist with lots of cozy cinnamon spice flavor. Yet unlike the ones from the Great British Baking Show, these healthy cinnamon scones contain no eggs, heavy cream, refined flour or sugar… And they’re 132 calories!
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