Savoury vegan scones loaded with spicy Jalapeño and sweet corn! With only 8 ingredients, these Vegan Jalapeño Corn Scones are easy to make and so good!
PREP TIME: 20 minutesminutes
COOK TIME: 25 minutesminutes
Chilling time 20 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings: 8scones
Ingredients
3 cups (375grams)all-purpose flour, (plain flour in the UK)
4¼teaspoonsbaking powder
1tablespoonsugar
¾teaspoonfine sea salt
½ cup (112grams)cold vegan butter
about ¾ cup (180ml)plant milk, unsweetened & unflavoured
1½ cups (210 grams)corn kernels
1mediumjalapeno, seeds removed & minced
“Egg” wash
3tbspsplant milk
1tablespoonmaple syrup, or more milk if you don't have any
INSTRUCTIONS
To a large bowl add the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Whisk together.
Cut the butter into small cubes and add it to the flour mixture. Rub it in with your finger tips or cut it in with a pastry cutter. The mixture should look like coarse bread crumbs when you're done.
Add the corn kernels and the minced jalapeno. Stir through with a dinner knife (not a spoon).
Add about ¾ of the milk and using the knife, stir gently together. Add a little more milk a tablespoon at a time until you can squeeze it gently together to form a soft, slightly sticky dough. You might not need all of the milk or you might need a tiny bit more.
Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently shape into a ball then pat out to a circle about 1½ inches deep. Try not to handle it too much. The trick to good scones is to not overwork or warm the dough.
Cut into 8 wedges with a sharp knife or dough cutter then transfer to a baking tray, leaving at least 2 inches free space around each one. Then put the tray in the fridge to chill the scones while the oven preheats.
Preheat oven to 400 °F (200°C) and mix up the "egg" wash mixture. Set aside.
Once the oven is at temperature remove the scones from the fridge, brush generously (and quickly) with the "egg" wash, then bake for about 25 minutes or until golden and they sound hollow when tapped on the top or bottom.