SIMPLE, SIMPLY SCRUMPTIOUS GRAIN-FREE SCONES

I've been reading Christina Li's A Little Bit of Coffee, Flowers, and Romance books. Great books! Humorous, good mystery, great characters, British tea FOOD descriptions... Needless to say, I found myself DYING for scones! For someone who doesn't eat grain, this presented a challenge. But don't worry, I got my delectable scones!

I used my basic scone recipe (measurements for a large batch are in ( ) ). 4 bags of Chocolate Coconut tea in 2 cups of water, made a nice strong flavor to my liquid for a perfect, light flavor to the actual scones. This light chocolate flavor married well with strawberry preserves. To make it grain-free, for flour I used 1/3 amount each of coconut flour, tapioca flour, and quinoa flour. I also made them a little thinner so that they wouldn't need to be cut open.

Basic Scones (Large batch) 
1. 2 (2 ½) c. flour / 1 Tbs. baking powder / ½ tsp. salt / 2 Tbs. sweetener (opt.) - mix
2. 6 (8) Tbs. butter - cut in
3. ½ (2/3) c. buttermilk, tea, or other liquid - make well in center, pour & mix. My scones used a good cup of liquid. Mix and add until a moist biscuit consistency.
4. Spread out on waxed paper, parchment paper, silpat and baking sheet and make into nice 1/2" - 1" thick circle. 
5. Cut into pie shape and move shapes out so that the sides aren't touching.
 
Bake 425* 10 - 20 minutes, or until light brown. 7 - 10 minutes in a 400* Convection oven if you are in a hurry!

Serve with complementing tea and toppings. ENJOY!

Please share you favorite scones and tea ideas!

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