scones

ah scones. they are pretty much the best breakfast food ever!

i use a kitchen aid mixer to make this recipe, i am sure you could do it by hand, but it would take a fair bit of elbow grease. the dough is very stiff and dense, and it needs to be well mixed but not overly mixed.

you could also use a food processor if you have one. with my mixer it only takes me about 20 minutes to get these in the oven. the recipe makes about a dozen if you make them small.

ingredients:

2 3/4 c flour*
1 T sugar
1 T baking powder
1/4 t salt
1 c grated cheese
1/2 c chopped chives or green onions or fresh herbs - i used dill this time
3/4 c milk (i use almond)
1 egg
1 T oil
2 t mustard

*this time, i made them gluten-free so i could take some for a celiac friend. i used 3/4 c rice flour, 1/2 c sorghum flour, 1/2 c potato flour, 1/2 c tapioca flour and 1/2 c corn flour. also 2 t xanthan gum.

to make:

mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. mix.

then add the cheese and herbs.

mix the milk, egg, oil and mustard well, then add to the dry ingredients.

with my kitchen aid it only takes about 2-3 minutes for everything to mix up. the dough should be a bit crumbly, but still stick together. if it’s too dry (which i do find sometimes with this recipe) just toss another egg in.

dump the dough onto a floured surface, and pat it down so it’s about 1” thick all over. cut it into whatever shapes you like, and arrange on a floured baking sheet.

bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

breakfast!