Dairy Free Scones- Cheesy and Herby

Little one had her 12 month jabs this week. She was very brave, even if her mummy and daddy were not. Being an allergy baby she is more than used to visiting the doctors surgery or hospital for various appointments. However, she was a little bit of a grumpysaurus afterwards (understandably so, it’s three separate injections)! So I wanted to make something that she always enjoys, savoury scones.

Just in case you are wondering as I write this I’m saying scone sounds like cone, not scone sounds like gone.

Anyway, I didn’t get on very well with cooking at school. In fact I was truly awful at it. My family have many stories to share of my culinary treats! Pasta masquerading as wallpaper paste and a sponge with egg shell hidden inside were some of the highlights. It wasn’t until after university that I began to enjoy cooking. One success I do remember from school though was savoury scones which topped a vegetable cobbler. I recall that they were fairly easy to make and were actually rather tasty.

I made little one two types of savoury scone and both have been hits with her and me! They are quick, cheap and easy to make and keep in the freezer. I individually wrap them loosely in grease proof paper and then store them in an air tight container in the freezer for convenience. They’ve proven to be great at dinner time or for lunch, spread with a little pure sunflower spread or hummus.

Dairy free cheese scones
Dairy free cheese scones
Ingredients

225 g self raising flour, sifted
A pinch of salt
55 g dairy free butter (I used Pure sunflower spread)
25 g dairy free cheese (I used Violife), grated
150 ml dairy free milk (I used Oatly)

Method

1. Pre heat the oven to Gas Mark 7, 220 C.
2. In a large bowl mix together the flour and salt. Rub in the dairy free butter with your fingertips until there are no large lumps.
3. Stir in the dairy free cheese and pour in the dairy free milk, stirring until combined.
4. Gently tip the soft dough out onto a floured board. Carefully knead the dough lightly.
5. Pat the dough to create a round about 2 cm thick. Use a 5cm cookie cutter to stamp out as many scones as you can, placing them on a lined baking sheet with spaces in between each one.
6. Carefully knead the remaining dough and repeat step 5 until the dough is used.
7. Brush a little dairy free milk on the tops of each scone. Make sure it doesn’t run down the edges as it will cause an uneven bake.
8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until risen and lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Herby scone variation
You can flavour the savoury scones with any herb or spice of your choice. To make the herby variation I omitted the dairy free cheese. Instead I added a teaspoon of dried mixed herbs to the flour and stirred before rubbing in the butter.

Important bits

Dairy, egg and nut free
Freezable
Makes 10 – 12 scones
Total make time less than 30 minutes

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3 thoughts on “Dairy Free Scones- Cheesy and Herby

  1. […] Did you know that the third Monday of January (on the whole) is meant to be the most depressing day of the year. The idea of Blue Monday was apparently created by a holiday company, to sell more holidays I suppose, and this year it fell last Monday (16th January 2017). Well, if that isn’t an excuse to eat comfort food then I don’t know what is! One of my favourite comfort foods is macaroni and cheese, which isn’t particularly allergy friendly. I’ve made a dairy free macaroni and cheese for little one before by making a white sauce and stirring through grated Violife. It has always gone down well with little one who loves her pasta dishes! This version is a bit more grown up, but still family friendly, and is perfect for Veganuary. It is also the first time I’ve used nutritional yeast flakes in cooking, which give a nutty, cheesy taste to meals. I can see me adding this to lots of recipes, especially my savoury scones! […]

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