This is a tried and tested simple cheese scone recipe, tastes and looks a good as regular gluten Scones.
Recipe
60g butter
250g gluten free SF flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp of Isabel’s baking fix ( Optional- I think it really helps the texture to be light and airy )
1 egg
150ml milk
125g cheese a strong Cheddar or mix with Red Leicester
Pre heat oven to a hot 220c.
Put flour, baking powder and baking fix in a bowl add cubed butter.
Rub together with finger tips,
add grated cheese , egg and milk. Mix together with a knife.
The dough will be sticky, handle as little as possible.
Put on floured surface and form into a ball.
Pat down lightly or roll out. I find patting with palm works fine.
Use a cutter to cut out 6 large or 12 small cheese scones. brush just the tops with egg or milk.
Put in hot oven for 10 mins.
After 10 minutes they should be smelling delicious and golden brown. cool on wire rack then enjoy with some butter.
Happy Baking!
Gosh! These look fantastic! Beautiful photography!
This look delicious! i have made some of these a couple of years ago and found them to be a bit dry, so i will try these and see how i go. check out my blog at glutenfreeadviceperth.com
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These were the most amazing scones I have ever had. Last gluten free scones I made were flat and dry. But these were delicious! Definitely keeping this recipe on hand 😀 might try adding blueberries next time rather than cheese for something different
Glad to hear you enjoyed them
I have just tried to make these and I can’t seem to get them to rise like on your picture. Any ideas what I am doing wrong????
How many did you make ? Did u use fresh in date raising agent
Should make 6
I made 7. Yes it was all new ingredients as my sister only got diagnosed 4 weeks ago. I am going to give them another go and see what happens.
Hope the work better second time around . Handle dough as little as possible just pat down . All the best
Happy baking!
Maybe a silly question but to make fruit scones would you just change cheese quantity for fruit? And/or would you add any sugar? Have made the cheese ones and they were gorgeous. Thank you 🙂
I would use the plain scone recipe and add fruit
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Thank you, only just saw the reply as I’m using the recipe again! 🙂
Hi! Do you use cold or room temp butter?
I used cold butter, hope that helps
Just made these for my friends- no one knew they were gluten free til I told them (which meant I could happily share the snack with them) and everyone loved them 😀 Thanks for posting this!!
Really delicious, look gorgeous and my 4 year old made them mostly! We made them into Valentine’s hearts but made 12 from this one batch. She handled them vigorously despite me saying not too and they all rose the beautifully!
Ive just made these – they’re really yummy! Are they freezable?
yes they freeze well, then when defrosted give them 10 seconds in the microwave to refresh, then they taste like they’ve just come out of the oven
hi what is the baking fix ?
Just made half a batch and they are easy and delicious! Thank you