Here are little squares of nourishing morning comfort food with no need to add little side plates of butter and/or jam or anything else that is sweet and creamy, because these hearty and pre-filled dried fruits and nuts and seeds scones are all that you’ll need to get you through your day, at least until lunch time.

I obviously know that scones are usually neutral tasting, sometimes savory and never overly sweet as well as being flakier and less dense than what I’ve done here, but the idea of filling up extra plates of stuff to complement the scones at such an early hour of the day is not a motivator, which is why these back-to-school scones are what they are. A simpler solution for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

If you’d like them flakier and higher, then grate the frozen butter that is to be added to the dry flour mixture and blend only slightly with a pastry blender and if you want them denser and more compact, then just cube your butter and blend them longer until the mixture is sandier.

I appreciate the idea of a multi-colored tasty blast in the middle, almost as if you had sliced the scones in half and added extra butter or jam or cream in the middle, as most people do, but without the fuss, which is why there’s a thick layer of sweet and crunchy filling in the middle.

They’re easy to make and will take the pressure off to feed your loved ones in the morning and then clean up all that breakfast stuff before racing off to work or school or whatever.

Start the season right, get organized and enjoy the day peacefully … :)