Vegan, Whole-Grain Scones Made with Coconut Oil and Unrefined Sweetener!

~ This week on Alisa Cooks , I featured a recipe that emerged from my kitchen for Mother's Day. My mother-in-law is English by heritage and by culinary taste, and she simply adores scones. However, my in-laws have been working hard to stay away from white flour and sugars in recent months. In order to offer her a little treat that wouldn't derail their efforts, I baked up these scones using a shredded organic Braeburn apple and a little coconut sugar for the sweetness.

I also decided to take the health factor one step further, by substituting coconut oil for what would typically be butter or shortening in your average scone recipe. Coconut oil solidifies just below room temperature, so it works well as a solid fat in many recipes. Just like chilled butter, I add the solid or slightly softened coconut oil with a pastry blender or fork to get that "crumb" consistency - a preparation method that is typically used with scones.

As for the flour, I went with a whole wheat pastry flour, which is a touch lighter than ordinary whole wheat flour due to the lower-protein, soft wheat it is milled from. If you prefer a light and fluffy scone, then you can sub all or part of the whole wheat pastry flour with all-purpose or even cake flour. The whole wheat pastry flour definitely makes for a heartier scone … something my palate prefers in the a.m. Here's a little texture close-up of my whole wheat version to give you an idea ...

1/4 Cup + 1 Tablespoon Coconut / Palm Sugar, divided (I’m enjoying a 5 lb bag of Blue Mountain Organics brand, but you can sub Evaporated Cane Juice or Brown Sugar if needed) 2 Cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda 1/4 Teaspoon Salt 1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 1/3 Cup solid or softened Coconut Oil (I use Nutiva brand, but you can sub Dairy-Free Margarine or Shortening) 1 Apple, peeled and shredded (about 1 cup of apple shreds) 1/2 Cup Milk Alternative (I used Coconut Milk Beverage, which is a little higher in fat – feel free to use any plain, unsweetened, or vanilla milk alternative of your choosing)

Preheat your oven to 425ºF, and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper. Pour the powdered coconut sugar (or brown sugar) into a large bowl. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until everything is well-combined. Add the coconut oil (or other fat) and using a fork or pastry blender, cut it in until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Organic unrefined coconut oil – 3 Tips to find the best product ...

Organic unrefined coconut oil is coconut, the kind of coconut oil is best eaten as often.

From coconuts organically grown and processed in the traditional way (without chemicals), is a nutritious and delicious add fat to your diet.

Top of the PCM (fatty acids), antibacterial and antiviral properties have demonstrated to operate and are usually easier to digest than other fats, > Coconut oil is a miracle food aids for people with immune disorders, including.

But coconut oil is also useful for people without the disease. MCT is an essential part of a healthy diet.

3 Tips to get the best product quality

1. Certified Organic

There are many brands and varieties of coconut oil on the market today, some of which are certified organic some not. Acertified organic seal is only useful if the organization that you feel is certified according to the rules. Find the name of the standards for certification and research if you are unsure.

2. Crude oil

Refined must mean that the oil is treated with chemicals or otherwise not changed unnatural. If the taste and smell of food talk.

Although there are many healthy oils marketwere refined in the traditional way, without harmful chemicals, the label should mean the "raw". Note that some refined oils should be heated to remove excess moisture and inactivate enzymes that cause spoilage.

If you do it yourself and not enough cooking oil quickly treatment is necessary for security. Do not believe a manufacturer of coconut oil contains the statement that thousands of live enzymes. If this is trueAttention was not handled correctly and spoil quickly.

3rd Virgen

With the exception of the classifications of olive oil is not a standard description of the properties of other oils that are minimally processed. But if the company that buys a good reputation seems there is good reason to believe that the blank label is true.

Fortunately, there is growing awareness that the fear decadestropical oils was based on misinformation.

Most people do not realize that a large study, which was used to label a criminal tropical oils oil *. was based on feeding hydrogenated coconut * This oil is refined to completely free of essential fatty acids. It is not surprising that the animals have health problems in a short period of time.

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