One of my favorite fall and winter flavor combinations spice up these gluten free scones. Our Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Scones are allergy friendly and perfect for holiday brunch or breakfast. These scones are dairy free, peanut free, vegan, and easy to make!Gluten free, vegan; Free of: peanuts, eggs, dairy, soy, based on choice of ingredients
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, ground flaxseed, baking powder, and salt.
With a pastry cutter or fork, cut the dairy free/plant butter into the flour mixture until it's crumbly.
Stir into the flour/plant butter mixture the rice milk, chopped craisins, vanilla, and orange zest until a dough forms.
Turn out the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Add a bit of sorghum or brown rice flour to your hands and pat the dough into a circle about 6-7 inches in diameter and about 1/2 to 3/4 inches thick.
Sprinkle some coarse turbinado sugar on top of the scone dough and lightly press into the dough.
Using a knife or pizza cutter, cute the dough into 6 or 8 even sections (you may need to add a little flour to your knife while you do this). Alternatively, you can completely separate your scone sections so they crisp a bit on the edges. You may have to use more flour for this if needed since our dough is on the moist side.
Bake the scones in the oven for 20 minutes. Allow them to cool on the pan for about 15 minutes before moving to a cooling rack and cutting them.
Orange Glaze:
While the scones are cooling, make your orange glaze. Whisk together your powdered sugar, orange juice, vanilla, and orange zest.
You can add more or less orange juice or powdered sugar to get the consistency you'd like. Add more orange juice to make your glaze thinner, or add more powdered sugar to make your glaze thicker.
Drizzle the orange glaze over your scones and serve immediately.
Storage:
Add glaze to your scones one at a time unless you plan on eating them all up at once. Scones with glaze on top don't store very well, so if you plan on storing some for later, wait to add the glaze until you're ready to eat them.
Store these scones ad glaze separately in airtight containers for about 3-4 days.