The purpose of this recipe for scones is to give you a base. When you start changing your diet and everything starts to change, it's important to have some basic recipes that you can lean on. This scones recipe is exactly that. I have made all the variations, and they taste amazing using this recipe. These scones are great for special occasions, brunch, school snacks, and even dessert with coffee.
1cuppure maple syrupor simple syrup using water and sugar
1cupwateror you can use any kind of milk
1tspvanilla extract
1/4tsp.salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well to combine. Add any add ins now.
Cut the dough in half, then mold each half of dough into a circular form. Wet your hands with water, to keep the dough from being too sticky.
Each disk of dough should be between 1 1/2 - 2 inches tall.
Dip a knife into some water, then carefully cut the disks into 8 equal triangle size pieces. Do not try and separate the triangles.
Put the scones into the oven for 5-8 minutes to help firm up the dough.
Take out the scones, and separate the triangles from each other, so that they aren’t touching. I use a small knife to help.
Place scones back into the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until firm to the touch.
Cool scones on a wire rack, then serve!
Notes
Scones Variations:
Chocolate Chip and Coconut - Simply add 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped up regular chocolate chips and 1/3 cup shredded coconut to the batter. If the batter is too thick, add 1/4 cup more water to the mixture. Another yummy version is, instead of coconut add chopped strawberries. It's really good!
Blueberry - Add 1 cup fresh or thawed blueberries to the batter. If using thawed from frozen blueberries, you might need to cut back on how much water you add by 1/4 cup. Adding 1-2 tsp. of fresh lemon zest would be good too!
Apple or Pear and Cinnamon - Dice 2 apples or pears. Place in a microwave safe bowl with 2 Tbsp. water. Microwave for 2 minutes. Add to batter with 1 Tbsp. cinnamon and 1/4 tsp. nutmeg. Sprinkle the top of each scone with cinnamon before baking in the oven.
Cinnamon Raisin - Put 1/2 cup raisins in a Pyrex bowl and add 1/2 cup hot water. Let the raisins sit in the hot water for 10 minutes. Pour raisins with water into batter, and do not add any additional water to the scones recipe. Also add 1 tsp. cinnamon to the batter. Sprinkle the tops of each scone with cinnamon before baking in the oven. This would work with any dried fruit.
Cranberry Orange - Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries to the batter with 2 tsp. orange zest. Instead of water in the main recipe, add 1 cup orange juice.
Pumpkin - Make the original recipe, but add 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1 Tbsp. cinnamon and 1/2 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice.