Sunday, Scone Sunday

So, we have Cereal Saturday and now we are onto Scone Sunday. Sunday has always been a special breakfast day for me. When I was little, my mom loved the musical Flower Drum Song. There is a song from it that she used to sing me: "Sunday, sweet Sunday, with nothing to do. Lazy and lovely, my one day with you." I now seem to take the lyrics to this song pretty literally. Growing up, my Grandpa Kerch used to come over every Sunday after church and bring us coffee cake. He would stay and visit and play cribbage with my brother. After a while my mom had to break the news to him that 3 little kids, prefered donuts over, the more sophisticated, coffee cake. So, it was donut Sunday from than on. It is a really beautiful memory I have of him. Apparently, my grandpa had a great food reputation of his own in FDL, but that's another story for another day. My husband's family always had what they called Farmer's breakfast on Sunday. It was eggs, hashbrowns, toast, and bacon. Can you tell Don grew up in the city, seeing that this to him is a farmer's breakfast:) So, I always try to make something a little more substantial than cereal on Sunday. I even set the table, like I would dinner. This mornings menu was gluten free orange scones, yogurt parfaits, turkey sausage patties, and fresh orange/grapefruit, strawberry juice. I started at 8:3o and we were eating at 9:30. Really not too long of a prep time for all that food. The scones were to die for. I cannot even describe how good they were. I had never even tried a scone until a few months ago. I love them because they seem like just the right amount sweet. I served them with butter and raspberry preserves. This recipe is from the allergy free bakers handbook. Here is the recipe:

1 (6 0z. container of greek yogurt 2 tbsp. double acting baking powder

3/4 c. orange juice 1/4 tsp. salt

2 tsp. orange zest 1/3 c. canola oil

3 cups basic gluten free flour mix 2 tbsp. rice milk

3/4 tsp. xanthan gum sugar

1/3 c. organic sugar

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper

-Whisk yogurt, oj, and orange zest in one bowl

-In another bowl, whisk flour, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder and salt

-Add OJ mixture to dry and add canola oil, mix. Mixture will be lumpy

-Flour a work surface and turn out dough, turn out dough and split into 2 pieces. Flatten to about 6 inches thick and cut into 6 pie shaped wedges.

-Put on baking sheet and brush with rice milk and sprinkle with a little sugar

-Bake on the center rack for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

Don gave them 9 out of 10 points..and the only reason it wasn't 10 was because they were not donuts:)