Orange Zest Scones with chocolate orange glaze

Afternoon tea isn't afternoon tea without scones. A basic glutenous recipe closely matches a baking powder biscuit that is slightly sweet and comes in a variety of flavors. This recipe is thanks to cooking genius' of the authors of  this blog. Check it out and pre-order their new recipe book, Gather. I have an app on my iPhone that has GREAT grain free recipes from The Food Lover Kitchen. This app and web blog are a couple of my "go to" resources for paleo recipes. 

This is my adaptation of the recipe.

Orange Zest Scones with chocolate orange glaze

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Blanched Almond Flour
• 1/4 cup Arrowroot Flour, Plus 2 Tbsp
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup, Grade B
• 1/4 cup Coconut Oil, Organic
• 1 Egg
• 2 tsp  Orange, Zest

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine almond flour, a quarter cup of arrowroot flour, salt,baking powder and orange zest.
3. In a smaller mixing bowl, combine maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and one egg. Blend with a hand mixer until smooth.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry, and blend until all ingredients are evenly combined..
5. If needed, add two tablespoons of arrowroot flour to the batter to thicken the dough.
6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Form dough into a ball. Place the ball of dough on the parchment lined baking sheet and flatten to approx 3/4 inch thickness.
7. Cut the dough into pie wedges making 8 pieces.
8. Bake for 20 minutes.
9. Cool on cooling rack.
10. After cooling drizzle with chocolate orange glaze(recipe below)

Chocolate Orange Glaze

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Enjoy Life semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp coconut oil, organic
• 1/4 tsp orange extract

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate chips and oil in a double boiler.
2. Once melted stir in orange extract.
3. Drizzle over cooled scones and let chocolate set.

ENJOY with a cup of tea.

What is your favorite flavor scone?