Chocolate Chip Scones {Gluten-free}
Author: www.mrfarmersdaughter.com
- 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
- Preheat oven to 400˚.
- In the bowl of the food processor add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Pulse a few times to mix.
- With the food processor running, drop in pieces of butter, one at a time. Mix until it resembles coarse meal.
- Combine yogurt and egg in a separate bowl, mixing slightly
- Pour into processor and pulse to combine.
- Continue pulsing until the mixture comes together.
- Pour out onto counter covered lightly with GF flour.
- Knead until no flour is evident and dough is smooth.
- Slowly work in the chocolate chips to the dough.
- Place the dough ball on a parchment covered cookie sheet.
- Shape into 8” circle and pat to an even thickness.
- Cut dough into 8 wedges and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
- 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/
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