Gluten Free Cinnamon Bun Scones

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups gluten-free flour
• 1 cup oatmeal, uncooked
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into pieces
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 -4 teaspoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425°f spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 2 in large bowl, combine flour, oats, ground flax seed, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• 3 cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 in small bowl, combine buttermilk, egg and vanilla; blend well.
• 5 add to dry ingredients all at once; stir with fork or rubber spatula until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 6 in small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar with the pecans and cinnamon; mix well.
• 7 sprinkle evenly over dough in bowl; gently stir batter to swirl in cinnamon mixture (do not blend completely.)
• 8 drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• 9 bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 remove to wire rack; cool 5 minutes.
• 11 in small bowl, combine powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired consistency; mix until smooth.
• 12 drizzle over top of warm scones. serve warm.