French Apple Pie Scones

Last summer at the Sandpoint Farmers Market I sold out of Apple Pie Scones every week. I had people who weren't even gluten-free come to my booth every Saturday to buy a scone (or 3). These are a variation on the ones I sold at the market. Since French Apple Pie has a streusel topping instead of a top crust, I decided to give the scones the same kind of topping instead of the usual powdered sugar glaze. I make a dozen or two at a time because they are not only a fabulous breakfast or brunch item, but a great healthy snack and they freeze great for easy reheating or long car trips!

Yield: 6 or 8 scones

Ingredients:
Scones

• 1 3/4 cups gluten free flour mix
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp xanthan gum
• 1 1/2tsp ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 4 Tbsp cold butter or non-dairy substitute
• 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and diced in 1/4 inch cubes
• 1 egg or substitute
• 1 1/2 tsp gluten-free vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup yogurt or 1/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup applesauce

Struesel
1/2 cup rice flour
4 Tbsp butter
6 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Directions:
Make streusel - combine ingredients in a bowl and mix with your hands until all ingredients are well incorporated. It should have almost a clumping-sandy texture.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, beat egg with yogurt or milk and vanilla extract. Set aside Combine flour mix, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in an large bowl. Cut butter into small pieces and cut into flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the pieces are about the size of lentils. Add apples to mixture and toss gently with a fork until combined. Add egg mixture and mix with a fork until dough is formed. The dough  should be on the moist side but try not to over mix it. Scrape dough onto a floured surface (I use rice flour) and form into a disc about 8 inches across. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges. Transfer to an parchment-lined cookie sheet and sprinkle the top of each with a few tablespoons of streusel mixture. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden around the edges and firm in the middle. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with butter or apple butter. Enjoy

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White Chocolate Almond Raspberry Scones

I make a lot of scones. They are so easy to throw together and the flavor combination options are endless. Scones are great treat to help introduce your kids to playing in the kitchen.

Scones

1 3/4 cups gluten free flour mix (I use Bette Hageman's)

1/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp.cream of tartar

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp. xanthan gum

4 Tbsp cold butter or non-dairy substitute

1/3 cup frozen raspberries

1/3 cup sliced almonds

1/3 cup white chocolate chips or pieces

1 egg or substitute

1 1/2 tsp gluten-free almond extract

2/3 cup yogurt or 1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, beat egg with yogurt or milk and almond extract. Set aside Combine flour mix, sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and xanthan gum in an large bowl. Cut butter into small pieces and cut into flour mixture with a pastry cutter until the pieces are about the size of lentils. Add frozen raspberries, sliced almonds and white chocolate pieces to flour mixture and toss gently with a fork until combined. Add egg mixture and mix with a fork until dough is formed. The dough will be on the moist side but try not to over mix it. Scrape dough onto a floured surface (I use rice flour) and form into a disc about 8 inches across. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges. Transfer to an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until golden around the edges and firm in the middle. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with butter.

Bette Hageman's Gluten Free Flour Mix

2 parts rice flour (sometimes I substitute sorghum, teff, millet or a combination of flours for the rice flour)

2/3 part potato starch (not potato flour)

1/3 part tapioca starch

Mix all ingredients well and sore in an air-tight container. I make this mix in a 3 gallon ice cream tub.


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