Ingredients

  • 1 (6-ounce) container vanilla vegan yogurt
  • 3/4 cup rice milk
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19)
  • 3/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons double-acting baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 recipe Vanilla Glaze (recipe follows)
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 tablespoons rice milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together the yogurt, rice milk, lemon juice, and vanilla.
  • Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour mix, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add the rice milk mixture and canola oil, and stir with a wooden spoon until combined but still clumpy.
  • Flour a work surface lightly with a little gluten-free flour mix, and turn out the dough.
  • Lightly flour your hands.
  • Sprinkle the dough with a little flour mix.
  • Divide the dough in half.
  • Shape into two 6-inch disks.
  • Cut the disks into 6 pie-shaped wedges.
  • Place the scones on the baking sheet.
  • Bake in the center of the oven for 13 minutes, or until very lightly golden.
  • Transfer to a cooling rack.
  • Let cool, and then spoon 1 teaspoon of glaze over the top of each scone.
  • Let set.
  • Combine all the ingredients, mixing until smooth.
  • Before glazing the scones, put a sheet of waxed paper on a baking sheet, and set the scones on the sheet.
  • Easy cleanup!