Deliciously moist, light, fluffy and freshly baked is not how you’ll often hear a gluten free scone described. However, Davies St Food Co, a well-loved Melbourne catering company that provides a 100% gluten free menu, proves that it’s absolutely possible, and good news, they have shared their recipe for you to recreate at home!
Ingredients
- 340 g preferred gluten free self-raising flour
- 1 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
- 85g butter
- 4 tbsp caster sugar (optional)
- 175 ml milk (dairy free if needed)
- 3 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg (to make this vegan, as well as using dairy free milk and hard margarine rather than butter, you could brush the tops with almond milk instead of egg)
Method
- Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment/baking paper.
- Place your gluten free self-raising flour, baking powder and xanthan gum in a bowl. Chop your hard margarine / butter into cubes and add that to the flour. Rub it in with your fingers till it forms what looks like breadcrumbs.
- Stir in your caster sugar.
- Gently warm your milk. Then add your lemon juice and vanilla extract. Put to one side to cool.
- Place your baking sheet in the oven whilst your make your scones. It helps that the baking sheet is hot when you place your scones on it.
- Make a well in the middle of your dry mixture. Pour in milk and work it in using a metal spoon. Keep working it till it forms a dough.
- Flour your work surface and your hands. Get the dough out of your bowl and fold it over a few times to bring the dough together. Then bring the dough into a rounded shape about 3.5–4.5cm.
- Using a cutter, push down into the dough and bring out your scones with the cutter. Push them out of the cutter and put to one side till you have used up all the dough (keep re-rounding the dough).
- Brush the tops of the scones with beaten egg (or with milk)
- Place the scones onto the hot baking sheet and pop them into the oven for about 12-15 minutes. They should be golden on top. Then enjoy!
Davies St Food Co is a Coeliac Australia Accredited venue located in Melbourne specialising in both savory and sweet gluten free goodies. They also offer custom cakes, catering and a frozen meal delivery service.
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