Work-in-progress bran flake scones

A spectacular bakery near us seems to have retired their previous “funky” scone in favor of a Raisin Bran scone. I miss the old one (strawberry Earl Grey!) but am a big fan of the new one. I’d like to make them at home, with the primary goal of devising a fiber vehicle that we all actually like and keeps well for a few days. My secondary goal is eventually repurposing this to reduce the food waste generated from AB’s endless barely-touched bowls of Grape Nuts. It’s like a comfort blanket but in cereal format, she insists on its presence at 6:50am daily next to the bowl of cereal that she actually eats (“chee-ohs an muk, pees”). Below is the WIP recipe I’ve assembled as of October 16, 2026. I used this recipe as a starting point but made a few tweaks that I thought would get me closer to the bakery’s version. Caveat is that the bougie grocery store nearest to us only sells Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus Multigrain Flakes. (Can you feel the health?) I’ve only tried this recipe with…