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12-15-2005, 07:09 PM
OK, I decided I'd like to have some scones around in the AM but am pretty dairy sensitive, so I thought I'd see how V's recipe could be altered to be dairy-free. I ended up just making them vegan simply by not using the egg wash.
I must say that they are pretty good, though I'm sure not as good as V's.
Here's what I did (my changes in bold:
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Veronica’s Scone Recipe Goes Vegan
Combine
2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. table salt
Blend in
12 T soy margarine (instead of butter) cut into small chunks - use your fingers. Make sure the margarine does not become too soft and oily
Add
1 cup currants (I use berries - fresh or frozen or chocolate chips instead) Yellow used currants
1 T. orange or lemon zest - I often forget to add this, I left it out when I used chocolate chips on purpose Yellow used zest from one orange and…
Juice from the orange plus soy milk to equal 1 cup (instead of the cream)
Knead and pat the dough into a circle about 8" across and 1" thick. Cut the dough into wedges and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper (last time I had run out, it worked fine, but clean up was a little more difficult.)
Brush scones with an egg and water mixture (1 egg, 1 T. water.) Sprinkle with coarse or granulated sugar (I don't bother with the sugar but the egg and water makes them brown better.) Yellow didn’t do any of this: no brush, no sugar, though I'm sure it would be a nice addition
Bake at 375 for 25 - 30 minutes.
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They are very orange-y, which I like. A chocolate variation could be to use chocolate soy milk and carob chips or something. And instead of just using plain soy milk I guess you could use the soy "creamer".
I must say that they are pretty good, though I'm sure not as good as V's.
Here's what I did (my changes in bold:
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Veronica’s Scone Recipe Goes Vegan
Combine
2 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. table salt
Blend in
12 T soy margarine (instead of butter) cut into small chunks - use your fingers. Make sure the margarine does not become too soft and oily
Add
1 cup currants (I use berries - fresh or frozen or chocolate chips instead) Yellow used currants
1 T. orange or lemon zest - I often forget to add this, I left it out when I used chocolate chips on purpose Yellow used zest from one orange and…
Juice from the orange plus soy milk to equal 1 cup (instead of the cream)
Knead and pat the dough into a circle about 8" across and 1" thick. Cut the dough into wedges and place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper (last time I had run out, it worked fine, but clean up was a little more difficult.)
Brush scones with an egg and water mixture (1 egg, 1 T. water.) Sprinkle with coarse or granulated sugar (I don't bother with the sugar but the egg and water makes them brown better.) Yellow didn’t do any of this: no brush, no sugar, though I'm sure it would be a nice addition
Bake at 375 for 25 - 30 minutes.
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They are very orange-y, which I like. A chocolate variation could be to use chocolate soy milk and carob chips or something. And instead of just using plain soy milk I guess you could use the soy "creamer".