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Asparagus & Stilton Scones – gluten free

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Asparagus season has finally arrived and the local signs are up selling from stalls and farms. I always await the asparagus season with anticipation as it is pretty short and we need to get in as much as we can while it lasts. Like an impatient horse on the start line, I even change my routes to work to make sure I catch the signs as soon as they appear.

Last year was a bit poor both for length of season and quality of asparagus because of the appalling weather, but first impressions of this year’s crop are that it is good…… really good! Sweet, succulent, tender and aromatic.

Although it is a very delicate vegetable, it has a very distinctive flavour and pairs beautifully with blue cheese. I often use it in quiches in this combination, or simply baked in the oven, sprinkled with melted cheese.

Stilton is of course, the most british of blue cheeses and a good mature Stilton is hard to beat. So for this scone recipe I have combined the two for a soft, fluffy savoury bake which is not only delicious, but also gluten free.

Building on the success of my previous cheese scone recipes, this one is a fantastic addition to the list…….. The blue cheese is balanced so that it is not overpowering, but is nonetheless still a strong presence. Dotted through each scone, the tongue is awakened by little chunks of asparagus which shine unmasked.

I know the list of flours is a long one, but really, this combination makes all the difference to the end result. Pre-blended gluten free flours can be notoriously unreliable in achieving the desired softness, smoothness, sponginess, etc. They tend to be largely weighted towards rice flour which has a grittier texture and sucks up more moisture, leaving a drier, crumblier bake. Not what you want with a scone!

I have tested these with a commercial blend and the result is fine, but nowhere near as fluffy and flavoursome as using the recommended combination. So whilst it may seem a pfaff and a bother to source and mix the suggested flours, trust me…… it is really really worth the effort!

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Best Ever Gluten Free Scones – Absolutely perfect and more than comparable with their glutenous counterparts… Fresh for days and no crumbling allowed…

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Scones – Take your favourite scone recipe or mix and turn it chocolate. So easy!

Original GFA Cheese Scones

Original basic GFA slightly sweet scones

I am entering my Asparagus and Stilton Scones for two challenges for May………

Four Seasons Food (brought to us by Lou at Eat Your Veg and Anneli at Delicieux) which this month is celebrating Spring. Asparagus absolutely shouts Spring in my head and has such a short season that it totally fits the bill.

And Shop Local with Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary. I never ever buy my asparagus from anywhere that isn’t locally sourced and locally sold when in season (and rarely buy it at any other time of year). My favourite haunt for getting asparagus is a wonderful little farm up the road (Owen’s Court Farm) which grows on site. It doesn’t get fresher or more local than this!

These scones could well become one of my new Spring favourites. They are also a perfect way to freeze the aromatic flavour so that it can be enjoyed long after the season has departed…….. Let’s hope this year has plenty of asparagus to go round!

Asparagus & Stilton Scones – gluten free (makes about 18 scones)

Ingredients

110g tapioca flour
120g potato starch flour
30g buckwheat flour
85g brown rice flour
50g GF oat flour (easy to make from oats using method in this post)
3½ teaspoons GF baking powder
1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
1½ teaspoons xanthan gum
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
50g unsalted butter – cold and cubed
50g mature cheddar cheese – grated
65g stilton cheese (or an alternative strong blue cheese) – crumbled
130 ml milk
80 ml soured cream
2 large eggs
125g asparagus tips
an extra 35g stilton – crumbled to top the scones
milk to glaze
olive oil to drizzle

Note : You can substitute the flours used in this recipe for a commercially blended gluten free flour mix (if possible leave the oat flour in as this adds a more wholesome texture), but the result will not be quite as good. I would recommend that if you do this, you also add an additional 10 ml milk to the dough mix.

Method

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 C/400 F/Gas 6.
  2. Wash and trim the asparagus tips and place on a baking tray. Drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt. Place in the oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from the oven. Set aside.
  3. Turn the oven down to 180 C/350 F/Gas 4 and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
  4. Weigh and mix the flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, xanthan gum and salt in a large bowl, making sure any lumps are completely broken down.
  5. Add the butter and rub in with your finger tips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  6. Add the grated cheddar and crumbled stilton (65g) and mix thoroughly.
  7. Cut the cooked asparagus into small pieces, and place the tips to one side to use as garnish later. Add the remaining chopped asparagus to the dry mix and stir through.
  8. In a separate bowl or jug, measure the milk and soured cream and add the eggs. Beat through until well blended.
  9. Add the wet mixture to the dry and using a spatula or flat knife, stir and bring together to make a wet dough which is even in appearance. It will be too sticky to knead by hand, but will still hold together and roll well.
  10. Sprinkle flour onto the work surface and tip the dough on top.
  11. Lightly flour the top of the dough and using a rolling pin, roll the mixture to a thickness of about 2½ cm / 1 inch.
  12. Cut rounds out of the dough with a cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking trays.
  13. Bring the remaining dough back together, re-roll and repeat the cutting process until all the dough is used.
  14. Glaze the top of each scone with milk using a pastry brush, then sprinkle a little of the remaining stilton onto the centre of each and decorate with an asparagus tip.
  15. Bake for 15 minutes until well risen and golden.
  16. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack. Best served warm with a spread of butter.
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  1. Lou, Eat Your Veg says

    02/06/2014 at 7:08 pm

    I'm such a sucker for a cheesy scone but have, as yet, not made them with one of my favourite cheeses of all time, Stilton. But I'm so going to now! Lovely and inspired seasonal combination with asparagus. Thanks so much for linking up to Four Seasons Food and my asparagus recipe comp!

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    • Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

      03/06/2014 at 9:06 pm

      You're welcome Lou. Stilton works perfectly in scones. I would definitely try it!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth says

    22/05/2014 at 10:55 am

    What a beautiful bake! The flavours of the fresh asparagus and cheese combination must be absolutely amazing! Thank you for linking up with #ShopLocal 🙂

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    • Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

      22/05/2014 at 8:40 pm

      You're welcome Elizabeth and thank you! I really enjoyed making, sharing (and eating…… especially eating) them.

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  3. The Caked Crusader says

    10/05/2014 at 11:48 am

    I've never had a savoury scone and I would imagine this one would be a good first bite! I cannot bear stilton on a cheeseboard but as soon as you bake with it it becomes a delicious ingredient!

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    • Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

      10/05/2014 at 3:49 pm

      I love savoury scones! They make a fab lunch……. Most cheeses work in them, if you don't fancy Stilton.

      Reply
  4. Johanna GGG says

    06/05/2014 at 12:05 am

    these look delicious but it is really hard to get gf oats in Australia – I would happily make these with regular flour as I love the flavours but if I made them for gf family and friends maybe some regular gf flour instead of the oats would do it

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    • Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

      06/05/2014 at 5:41 pm

      Thanks Johanna. Shame about the oats… there are some amazing GF foods coming out of Australia (I choose to pay a fortune for them in the UK just because they are great) so I am surprised these haven't caught on! You can use other GF flours for the scones, but I would suggest upping the tapioca content if you use a commercial GF blend to try and compensate for any excess rice flour. If you try them with wheat flour they should be good, but let me know how you get on!

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  5. Aimee @ WallflowerGirl.co.uk says

    05/05/2014 at 8:26 pm

    Gorgeous! I love asparagus with blue cheese and the idea of having it in a scone… is just heaven! I very rarely come across gluten-free scone recipes so this one is definitely a keeper 🙂

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    • Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

      06/05/2014 at 5:36 pm

      Thanks Aimee…. the base scone recipe here is fast becoming a winner for me as it is proving to be very versatile with additions of other ingredients. Particularly delicious warmed which seems to enhance all the flavours and make them extra soft…. I am going to start meddling with sweet versions next!!!!

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