Chocolate Chip Scones {Gluten-free}
 
 
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Ingredients
  • 2 cups GF flour mix
  • ⅓ cup cane sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. xanthan gum, optional
  • 1 stick (8 Tbls.) butter, cold or frozen, cut into cubes
  • ½ cup thick yogurt such as Greek or drained farm yogurt
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips (I use these.)
  • Extra GF flour for shaping dough
  • Coarse sugar to decorate
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400˚.
  2. In the bowl of the food processor add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. Pulse a few times to mix.
  4. With the food processor running, drop in pieces of butter, one at a time. Mix until it resembles coarse meal.
  5. Combine yogurt and egg in a separate bowl, mixing slightly
  6. Pour into processor and pulse to combine.
  7. Continue pulsing until the mixture comes together.
  8. Pour out onto counter covered lightly with GF flour.
  9. Knead until no flour is evident and dough is smooth.
  10. Slowly work in the chocolate chips to the dough.
  11. Place the dough ball on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
  12. Shape into 8” circle and pat to an even thickness.
  13. Cut dough into 8 wedges and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  14. Bake for about 15 minutes or until top is dry and very lightly browned.
Recipe by Mr. Farmer's Daughter at http://www.mrfarmersdaughter.com/chocolate-chip-scones-gluten-free/