What is a vegan scone made of?

Vegan Scones Ingredients Instead of butter and cream, they're made with coconut oil and almond milk . To make them gluten-free, I use a combination of oat flour and coconut flour. Lately, I've been getting a lot of comments asking for more (or, um, any) recipes with coconut flour. It's a funny flour to work with.

Why is my scone dough falling apart?

Why are my scones too crumbly? The liquid that you add after adding the butter is required to keep the whole dough together. If there's not enough water to keep the dough together , it will fall apart too easily and it will be very hard to bring it all together.

Do scones contain yeast?

It is usually made of either wheat flour or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. The scone is a basic component of the cream tea. It differs from teacakes and other types of sweets that are made with yeast .

What is a good egg substitute for scones?

Vegetable Oil + Baking Powder + Water It's ideal for recipes where eggs are the only leavener, such as quick breads like muffins and scones.

What is a vegan substitute for butter?

What are good vegan butter substitutes? In baking, you can use vegan butter, applesauce, dairy-free yogurt, coconut oil, coconut butter, olive oil, nut butter, mashed banana and mashed avocado . In cooking, you can use olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable stock, or avocado oil to replace butter.

What is vegan spread made of?

Vegan butter is a non-dairy butter substitute made from plant-based ingredients. It is typically made from a blend of vegetable oils such as coconut, palm, or soybean and other natural ingredients such as nuts, seeds, and even algae . This makes it a great alternative for those who: Follow a vegan diet.

Yes. All flours are essentially plants crushed into a powder form that can be used to bake and cook a variety of foods. What types of flour are vegan? The vast majority of flours are vegan, from white to oat and everything in between .

Gluten-Free Vegan Scones - Rhian's Recipes (2024)

Last updated - July 13, 2021; Published - April 11, 2019 By Rhian Williams 31 Comments

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These Gluten-Free Vegan Scones are light and flaky, and perfect topped with silky coconut cream and sweet strawberry jam! They're easy to make as the recipe doesn't require a rolling pin or cutting out shapes, and they come together in one bowl. They're also refined sugar free and oil-free - I tested this recipe both with and without oil, and the oil-free version was so much better in terms of taste and texture. They're perfect for dessert, afternoon tea or parties!

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What's the difference between British and American scones?

These scones are British scones, which are quite different from American scones (like these Lemon Blueberry Scones). Here are the main differences between British and American scones:

1. Theshape: British scones arecircular, American scones aretriangular.

2. Theway they’re baked: British scones are made bycutting out individual circlesfrom the dough (although this recipe is made by shaping the dough with your hands rather than by rolling it out and cutting out circles) whereas American scones are made by making around shapewith the dough andcuttingbefore baking.

3. Add-ins: British scones are usually plain or contain a small amount of dried fruit such as currants, whereas American scones usually include add-ins likefresh fruit.

4. Theway they’re eaten: British scones aresliced in halfand eaten withclotted creamandstrawberry jam.

How to make this recipe

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Place all the ingredients in a glass mixing bowl and mix well.

Tip: Add the milk a little bit at a time until you get a soft dough that’s firm enough to mould easily. You can also add a tiny splash more milk if it’s looking too dry.

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Line a rectangular baking tray with greased baking paper.
Use your hands to shape the dough into little balls and then flatten the top and bottom - makes around 9 scones.

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Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes until browned and an inserted skewer comes out clean.

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Leave to cool slightly before slicing in half.

How to serve

These Scones are best served sliced in half and topped with thick coconut yogurt or coconut whipped cream and strawberry jam! This is my favourite refined sugar free strawberry jam.

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How long do these Scones keep for?

These Scones taste best when fresh, but keep covered in the fridge for up to a few days - best sliced in half and toasted.

Substitutions you can make

You can useany type of plant-based milk:almond milk, rice milk, soy milk, cashew milk, oat milk etc.
You can useany type of liquid sweetener:maple syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup etc.
You can useplain flour,wholemeal (whole wheat) flourorspelt flourinstead of the gluten-free flourif you’re not gluten-free.
You can replace the ground almonds (almond meal) with ground walnuts or ground sunflower seeds.
For a nut-free version: use ground sunflower seeds instead of ground almonds and a nut-free plant-based milk.

Flavour substitutions you can make

You can add raisins or sultanas.
You can add dried cranberries.
You can add chocolate chips.
You can add some lemon zest or orange zest.

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