Any Berry Scones on a Shoestring

By awright0511

Ingredients

• 2 cups Bob’s Red Mill GF All Purpose Flour (See sidebar)
• 1 level tsp. xanthan gum
• 1 tBsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tBsp. sugar (yup – that’s all)
• 5 tBsp. unsalted butter, diced (and COLD)*
• 1 cup cream (milk will do, provided it’s not fat free (shudder))
• 1 cup berries (I used frozen blueberries from Trader Joe’s – cheap-o)

Preparation

Step 1

. Combine flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, salt & sugar in a large bowl. Transfer a few tablespoons of this dry ingredient mixture to a small bowl & add the berries you plan to use. Toss to coat and set aside.

2. To the large bowl with the dry ingredients, add the diced butter. Cut it in. You can either use a pastry cutter or two knives & pretend like you’re cutting steak with them over & over. The mixture should look coarse when you’re done.

3. Add in the cream or milk and stir to combine. The dough will come together. Handling it as little as possible, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and pat it into a rectangle about 1/2″ thick.

4. Cut the dough into triangles. Transfer the triangles to baking sheets lined with parchment paper, a couple inches apart. Brush with a bit of milk and sprinkle with a tiny bit of granulated sugar, if you like.

5. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, until the scones are puffed up and slightly brown around the edges. Serve right away.

6. Fed Ex me one, would you? I’m starved. No one makes me anything around here!