Name: Honey Apple Spice Scones {gluten-free}
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 scones
Ingredients: 100 g sweet rice flour; 70 g oat flour; 55 g sorghum flour; 25 g tapioca flour; 1½ teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon nutmeg; 3 teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; 50 g cold unsalted butter (sliced thinly); 4 tablespoons honey; 1 egg (+1 for the egg wash); 100 ml whole milk; 1 dessert apple (peeled, cored and cubed)

These gluten-free Honey Apple Spice Scones are not very sweet, making them the perfect match for lashings of homemade jam.

These scones are hitting all the right notes for me at the moment and are what I have been craving all week before I had even tried the recipe out.

I woke up with a bang this morning knowing I wanted scones for breakfast. Yes, that’s what I had been missing all week and as soon as I realised that laying in bed at 6am they were the only thing that could possibly satisfy me. I tried eating a piece of toast only to give most of it to Cole when it just didn’t feel right. So after I bundled him off to nursery, I came back home, raided my larder and fridge for the right ingredients and 30 minutes later was enjoying the scone (ahem scones) that I had been craving.

Do note that these are not sweet scones despite the fact that there is both apples and honey in the title. I would normally put about 60g of sugar in my scones but I just didn’t want that for my breakfast today so instead substituted the sugar with honey which tones down the sweetness of the scone immeasurably. The burst of dessert apple in every mouthful also keeps the scones from feeling too savoury but really what you want here is to ladle your scones with the very best homemade jam. I ate mine slathered in last week’s Damson Orange Cinnamon Jam and the combination of spices and deep rich autumnal flavour was perfect.

After I had eaten my fill of jammy scones I then attacked them with a generous slather of salted butter which was also excellent as the gentle spices and apples were given the chance to shine. I made the scones smaller than I normally would and just made a small batch of 12. I doubt they’ll last the day once a hungry husband and toddler come home but that’s all for the best as scones are only really worthwhile on the day they are baked.

Honey Apple Spice Scones {gluten-free}

These gluten-free Honey Apple Spice Scones are not very sweet, making them the perfect match for lashings of homemade jam.

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Course: Afternoon Tea

Cuisine: British

Keyword: gluten-free honey apple spice scones, gluten-free scone recipe, honey apple spice scones

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: scones

Calories: 149kcal

Author: Georgina Hartley

Ingredients

100 g sweet rice flour
70 g oat flour
55 g sorghum flour
25 g tapioca flour
1½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
3 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
50 g cold unsalted butter sliced thinly
4 tablespoons honey
1 egg +1 for the egg wash
100 ml whole milk
1 dessert apple peeled, cored and cubed

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
Sift the flours with the spices, baking powder and salt, then drop in the butter, rubbing together to form a breadcrumb texture.
In a jug whisk the eggs into the milk with the honey and pour into the flour mixture.
Stir together with a wooden spoon to bring together then turn out onto a clean work surface dusted with oat flour and using your hands gently turn the mixture round and round. As it is coming together sprinkle in the apple pieces bit by bit so they are evenly distributed. Carry on turning the dough a little longer until it forms a smooth dough which is no longer sticky.
Press the dough out into an even round 1 inch thick and cut out the scones using 5cm round cutter.
Place the scones on a large baking tray and brush the top of each scone lightly with whisked egg.
Bake for 10 minutes or until the top of the scones are beautifully golden.

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Although the metal cookie cutters may look a bit more stylish I always use these KitchenCraft Double-Edged Plastic Biscuit/Pastry Cutters with Storage Box (Set of 7) – White. They are the perfect range of sizes, they are plastic so don’t rust and can go in the dishwasher. Anything that can go in the dishwasher makes my life so much easier.

I use this KitchenCraft MasterClass Non-Stick Baking Tray, 35 x 25 cm (14″ x 10″) for all my cookies, biscuits, scones. It’s non-stick so the scones lift off easily from the tray and doesn’t require any baking parchment or greasing.

It’s not easy to buy sweet rice flour in the UK, but it’s a flour I use all the time. It is possible to pick up sweet rice flour in chinatown but it is not certified gluten-free so for the coeliacs among us and those that have a very strong intolerance it is not ideal. But I have finally found a brand which is 100% certified gluten-free and it’s fantastic. The brand is yourhealthstore Premium Gluten Free Sweet Rice Flour (glutinous) 1kg

Oat flour can be picked up at most health food shops and if I run out that’s where I head to. However, like all alternative flours it can be expensive so I find the most economical way is to buy it online. I go through bags of the stuff as it’s the flour I use most regularly so I like to buy in bulk. My favourite brand is Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain Oat Flour 400 g (Pack of 4) at a reasonable price. Even better if you go the subscribe and save option.

I order my sorghum flour through Amazon like most of my flours and the brand I like the best is Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain Sorghum Flour 500 g (Pack of 4). It’s more economical to buy it this way and I love Bob’s Red Mill as it’s certified gluten-free.

It’s not difficult to get hold of tapioca flour in the UK. You can often find 100g pots of Doves Farm Tapioca Flour in the supermarket but it’s quite costly and doesn’t give you very much. You can find more varied brands in health food shops in bags of about 500g. The cost depends entirely on the brand you purchase. My preferred brand is Bob’s Red Mill GF Tapioca Flour 500 g (Pack of 2) as it’s certifiably gluten-free and I order it through Amazon.

This is not a sponsored post by any of these brands or products. They are just what I love to use in my kitchen. Some of the links above are affiliate links so if you decide to buy any of these using the link then I will get a small commission from Amazon at no cost to you. To learn more about how the data processing works when using these Amazon affiliate links then please visit my privacy policy page.

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