Almond Flour Carrot Cake Scones Recipes

ALMOND FLOUR CARROT CAKE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Place egg, maple syrup, carrots, and vanilla in a small bowl; whisk to combine.
• In a larger bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flakes, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt; mix well. Add the coconut oil and combine using a pastry cutter (or your hands) until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Drizzle egg mixture over the flour mixture and combine with a rubber spatula until everything appears moistened. Fold in walnuts. (Dough will be a little wet/sticky.) Work the dough into a ball with floured hands and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Press into a neat 8″ disc and cut into 8 equal wedges with a sharp knife. Sprinkle turbinado sugar overtop.
• Bake for 23 to 25 minutes, until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before cutting through into 8 wedges.
• Prepare glaze by gradually whisking orange juice into powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved. (if you need to thin it out more, add more orange juice in 1 tsp. increments.) Stir in orange zest.Drizzle glaze over scones right before serving. Garnish with extra finely chopped walnuts, if desired.

CARROT CAKE SCONES WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• For the scones: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly dust with flour.
• Whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl until combined. Add the butter and work it into the flour mixture with your fingers or a pastry blender, just until it resembles a coarse meal.
• Whisk the cream, shredded carrot and egg together in a medium bowl until combined. Add the walnuts. Add the carrot mixture to the flour mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until the dough just comes together. Lightly dust your worksurface and hands with flour. Turn the dough out onto the surface and pat into a 6-inch round, about 1-inch thick. Cut into 8 equal-size wedges.
• Space the scones evenly on the prepared baking sheet. Use a pastry brush to brush more heavy cream on top of each scone. Bake until the tops are matte and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze: Whisk the cream cheese and 1 tablespoon milk until slightly smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Add another 1 to 2 tablespoons milk and whisk until smooth and the glaze runs off the whisk. Cover with a damp paper towel until ready to use.
• Drizzle some glaze over each scone, letting it drip over the edges. Sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

CARROT CAKE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; stack two baking sheets together and line the top sheet with parchment paper.
• Arrange oven rack to upper third position.
• In a food processor, add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, orange zest, and walnuts; blend briefly.
• Add in butter and pulse to make a coarse, grainy mixture; turn out into a large bowl.
• Make a well in center and stir in buttermilk, egg, and vanilla.
• Stir with a fork to make a soft batter, then fold in the carrots and raisins; let rest 5 minutes.
• Pat or press out dough to 3/4-inch thickness on a floured work surface.
• Cut into 3-inch rounds; place on prepared baking sheets; bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes.
• Cool scones on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, make glaze--place cream cheese, powdered, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla in clean food processor; process to make a smooth glaze.
• When scones are completely cooled, spread generously with cream cheese glaze.
• Top with toasted coconut, carrot shreds, orange zest, and cinnamon.