Gingerbread Spice Scones
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 c white whole wheat flour
  • ⅓ c oat flour, brown rice flour, or all purpose flour (See note)
  • ⅓ c brown sugar (See note)
  • 1 tbsp gingerbread spice mix (See note)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ⅓ c unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 tbsp fat free Greek yogurt (regular/vegan yogurt, sour cream or silken tofu will work)
  • 4 tbsp vanilla almond milk (or milk choice with splash of vanilla extract)
  • 1 tsp butter flavor
  • Cinnamon chips, if desired, for topping
  • ½ c powdered sugar
  • 3 drops vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp+ unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together dry ingredients (flours, sugar, spice, baking powder, and salt). Add applesauce, yogurt, milk, and butter flavor and stir until almost combined. Dough will be sticky!
  3. Turn the dough out onto the parchment paper and shape into a circle, about 6 – 8 cm in diameter. Using a sharp knife (I spritzed mine with nonstick spray), cut into 6 pieces – do not pull apart!
  4. Press a small handful of cinnamon chips into the top, if desired.
  5. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. After the ten minute mark, pull the scones out of the oven and re-cut. Do not pull apart!
  6. Allow to cool.
  7. Meanwhile, mix the powdered sugar, vanilla, and almond milk to form a glaze. Drizzle liberally over the top of the scones.
Notes
Using 100% whole wheat gives these a whole wheat flavor. Adding a little of a different kind of flour helps prevent that – my favorites are oat and brown rice flour.
If you want a more true gingerbread flavor, swap out half of the brown sugar for molasses. Decrease milk to 1 tbsp, increasing if necessary to incorporate all of the flour.
If you don't want a whole jar of gingerbread spice mix (crazy!), use 1 tsp ground ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp all spice, ½ tsp nutmeg, and ⅛ tsp clove
Nutrition Information
Calories: 165 Fat: 1g Carbohydrates: 38g Fiber: 3g Protein: 3g
Recipe by Hidden Fruits and Veggies at https://www.hiddenfruitsandveggies.com/2013/11/22/gingerbread-spice-scones/