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Gluten Free Dairy Free Cheese & Chive Scones

Servings: 16 Scones

Ingredients
  

  • 10 tbsp plant butter (cubed and frozen)
  • 1 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1 cup lite coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 150 g vegan parmesan (solid block, not powdered)
  • 200 g vegan cheddar shreds (or shred your own)
  • 650 g GF Flour Mix (about 4 2/3 cup)
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp ground mustard/mustard powder
  • 1/4 tsp smoked paprika sweet or hot
  • 1/3 cup fresh chives diced
To Brush on the Scones
  • 2 tbsp plant butter melted
  • 1 tbsp lite coconut milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F.
  2. Stir together both types of coconut milk and the vinegar in a small bowl and set aside.
  3. Use the grater insert for your food processor to shred the vegan parmesan, then mix it with the vegan cheddar shreds in a bowl and set aside.
  4. Place the first 7 ingredients in a food processor and pulse a few times to mix.
  5. Add half of the cheese mix to the food processor and pulse several times more.
  6. Put the frozen margarine in the food processor and pulse a few times until the chunks are roughly pea-sized.
  7. Dump the contents of the food processor into a large mixing bowl and toss the rest of the cheese and the chives in with the flour mixture.
  8. Stir 3/4 of the liquid into your dry ingredients until combined.  Add the rest a few teaspoons at a time until it comes together as a dough. You may need to use your hands at the end to get everything mixed in.  It should form a slightly sticky (but not ‘wet’) dough.
  9. Rest the dough in the fridge for 10 minutes, then dump it onto a counter or parchment paper lightly dusted with tapioca starch and gently pat until it is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. Using a 3-4 inch round cutter, cut the scones and carefully transfer those onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Alternatively, pat into two 8-9 inch circles.  Cut each circle into 8 triangles.  Pop into the freezer to chill for another 5 minutes.
  10. In a small bowl stir together the melted butter, sugar, and salt and set aside while the scones chill. 
  11. Brush the scones with the butter mixture then bake for 18-20 minutes, rotating halfway through baking time.
  12. Allow the scones to cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.