Best Ever Vegan Scones

When I went vegan I knew I couldn't give up my favorite scone recipe, so I veganized it! As far as sweets go this is probably the recipe I make the most, it's delicious, perfect to have with a cup of tea, and super easy to change up with the seasons. The original recipe I adapted this from is by Averie cooks. The original recipe uses berries, I'm using currants today, but I've included some of my favorite variations at the end of the recipe, enjoy! 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup organic sugar
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• pinch of salt 
• 1/2 cup vegan butter, cold
• 1 flax egg (or 1 egg's worth of egg replacer such as Bob's Red Mill egg replacer or Neat Egg) 
• 1/2 cup vegan yogurt (my favorite is Forager cashew milk yogurt)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup currants 

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Prepare your flax egg by combining 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons water (or prepare your egg replacer according to package instructions). Set aside. 

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

Add the butter with your fingers until your mixture resembles wet sand with some larger pea-sized clumps. Set aside.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flax egg, vegan yogurt, and vanilla until smooth. 

Add wet ingredients to the dry, and fold until just combined with a silicone spatula. Dough will be wet and shaggy. Fold in the currants. 

Flour a work surface and turn out your dough. Knead it into an 8" round, adding a little more flour if it's too wet, until it comes together into a dough. 

Cut into 8 triangles and place on baking sheet. Bake 16-18 minutes until lightly golden. 

Variations:

• you can switch out the currants for berries, raisins, or chocolate chips
• in autumn I like to use pumpkin puree in place of the vegan yogurt, pumpkin is great with chocolate chips, or if you want a more intense pumpkin flavor add a little cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice

xo Kirsten