Grandma’s Oatmeal Scones was one of those recipes that had to be adapted to our gluten free life. You know those recipes. When you find out you, your spouse, or a child has celiac disease, your mind immediately thinks of all the things you may never enjoy again.
This recipe is really so easy. It comes together quickly and doesn’t have any unusual ingredients…as far as gluten free baking goes. This recipe is egg free but not dairy free. I would expect you could modify it to be dairy free fairly easily though.
This is a great alternative if you don’t want the hassle and time of making cinnamon rolls. This is NOT a cinnamon roll texture. This is a flaky biscuit kind of texture. Just making sure that is clear.:)
Grandma’s Oatmeal Scones
Equipment
- 2 baking sheets
- parchment paper
- 1 large bowl
- measuring cups, spoons, knife, spatula, rolling pin, pizza slicer, etc
Ingredients
- 3 C all purpose gluten free flour blend I use my all purpose blend
- 2 TBSP baking powder
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 4 TBSP granulated sugar
- 3/4 C gluten free rolled oats
- 2/3 C unsalted butter, cold, chopped into small chunks
- 1 1/3 C whole milk I use Fairelife; may need a splash more too
- 3 TBSP butter, melted
- 1/4 C granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, sea salt, sugar, and oats. Stir well.
- Add cold butter pieces and cut into dry ingredients using a pastry blender.
- Add milk and stir gently with a fork until all ingredients are mixed. Let stand 2-3 minutes.
- On generously floured(same all purpose gluten free flour) parchment paper, place half of the dough. Flour the top and your rolling pin and gently roll dough into about a 9.5×9.5 circle. Carefully place the parchment paper with dough rolled out onto a baking sheet. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
- Melt 3 TBSP of butter and spread onto dough using a basting brush. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. GENEROUSLY sprinkle cinnamon/sugar mixture on top of the melted butter on the dough. (I always have a container of cinnamon/sugar mixed together so that it is easier to sprinkle). I never measure the exact amount of cinnamon/sugar. But trust me you want it to be GENEROUSLY sprinkled. I don't think you'll need all the cinnamon/sugar mixture, this is just how much I mix up at a time.
- Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 15-17 minutes. I like to switch my baking sheets half way through for even baking in my oven. They are done when the edges are lightly browned.
- Cut into wedge-shaped slices and enjoy!
I hope that you will enjoy making our Grandma’s Oatmeal Scones recipe. I wanted to hurry and get this recipe on my blog, so I will update with better pictures soon.:)
Emma
