very yummy scones

Gluten-Free Scones:

Source: Recipezaar

These scones can be made with raisins, that is what the recipe called for. However, since I can't just follow a recipe as it is, I made mine using dried cranberries & orange zest. They were really good! Will definitely make these again.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups rice flour (I used brown rice)
• 3 1/2 Tbsp tapioca flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 4 tsp xanthan gum
• 1tsp salt
• 4 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup sultan raisin (optional, I did dried cranberries & the zest of one orange instead)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt OR sour cream
• 1 egg, beaten, for egg wash

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well. Rub in the butter. Add the sultans (or canberries & zest) and gently mix together.
3. Lightly whisk the eggs and plain yogurt together.
4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg and yogurt mixture. Mix to soft dough, adding a little more yogurt if necessary.
5. Turn onto a rice-floured board and knead lightly, just enough to shape into a round. Roll out to about 1-inch thick and cut out rounds using a 2 1/4" cutter (or use a pie cutter & cut into 8 wedges). Place on a rice-floured baking sheet and brush with a little egg wash.
6. Bake for approximately 10 minutes until golden brown on top. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
7. Serve split in half with butter and jam.

I made a thin glaze of powdered sugar and orange juice and brushed it on the tops while they were still hot. VERY YUMMY!