These Gingerbread Scones are easy, flakey scones packed with gingerbread spice flavors and perfect for your Christmas breakfast. They are made without eggs or dairy and made with simple pantry ingredients.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour, salt, coconut sugar, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice.
Pour the plant-based butter and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to rub the cold butter into the flour mixture until it forms pea-sized crumbles.
Drizzle the almond milk, molasses, and vanilla extract over the mixture. Stir with a rubber spatula until a rough dough forms.
The dough will be sticky. If it's too sticky, add a little more flour on top. If it seems too dry, add 1-2 more tablespoons of milk.
Form a dough ball and chill for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C). Line a large baking sheet with lightly oiled parchment paper. Set aside.
Remove the dough from the fridge and place it onto a lightly floured work surface. Sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough, press into an 8-inch disc, and using a sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges.
Separate each scone and place them 2-3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
Brush the top of the scones with 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
Bake the scones for 20-30 minutes at 400 °F (200 °C) until golden brown and the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to the cooling rack to fully cool down at room temperature.
Decorate
In a small mixing bowl, stir powdered sugar, almond milk, and vanilla extract.
Drizzle on top of the cooled scones.
Notes
Note 1: We didn't try all-purpose gluten-free flour and we don't recommend this option as we think it will be too dense.Note 2: Soft brown sugar, demerara sugar, or muscovado sugar works as well.Note 3: You can also use nutmeg or more cinnamon.Note 4: Margarine works as well, or regular cold butter if you use dairy in your kitchen.Note 5: You can also use agave syrup or maple syrup.Note 6: or any milk you like.Note 7: Low-sugar options are powdered allulose or powdered erythritol.Storage: You can store the scones in a sealed box in the fridge for up to 4 days.