This is a very plain recipe, so feel free to add currents, cinnamon or other flavors to make it your own.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Gluten-Free
Servings: 10
Author: Rachel
Ingredients
1 3/4cupBob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Flour
2 1/4tspgluten-free baking powder
1Tbspsugar
1/2tspsalt
1/4cuporganic vegetable shortening
2eggs
1/3cup+ 2 Tbsp light coconut milkcanned
White sugarfor dusting tops
parchment paper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Stir together the flour, sugar, salt in a large bowl.
Cut the vegetable shortening in, using a potato masher or pastry blender, until shortening is pea-sized.
Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.
Reserve 2 Tbsp of egg in small bowl and set aside.
Add the coconut milk to the eggs and beat to combine.
Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour the liquid into it. Combine the ingredients with a few swift strokes. (Handle the dough as little as possible.)
Place dough onto lightly floured board. Pat until 3/4 inch thick.
Cut dough with a knife into diamond shapes.
Place shapes on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Brush dough with reserved egg and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
This recipe is adapted from a scone recipe in the 1964 edition of the "Joy of Cooking" by Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker.