Crispy quinoa scones and extra virgin olive oil, an easy recipe to make a healthy and very tasty snack

Surely you know the Scones, small rolls that are originally from Scotland and very popular in Great Britain, whose characteristics are that they are between a cracker and a bun, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and they are very easy to make. At Gastronomía y Cía we have shown you some scone recipesLike the integralthose of olive oilthose of cheese and nuts… And today we want to share a new recipe for some slightly different rolls because they don’t rise like the classic scones with wheat flour, but are crunchy, like crackers, but thicker and with a tender heart.

In the photos you can see the Crispy quinoa scones and extra virgin olive oilis a easy recipe to make a healthy and very tasty snackgreat to eat at any time, be it mid-morning with a little cheese or stuffed with vegetable pâté, as an appetizer with some olives and some pickles, mid-afternoon with fresh fruit, stuffed with homemade jam… Here we will tell you how to make You are going to love these crispy quinoa scones with extra virgin olive oil and sesame seeds.

Ingredients (16 units approx.)

• 300 grams of quinoa flour
• 50 grams of extra virgin olive oil
• 8 grams of sugar
• 10 grams of salt
• 10 grams of baking powder
• 200 grams of milk or vegetable drink
• 20 grams of sesame seeds.

Elaboration

Put the quinoa flour in a bowl in the shape of volcanoand add in the center the extra virgin olive oilsalt, sugar and baking powder.

Also add the milk and start mixing. When you can make a ball with the dough, transfer it to the work table on a sheet of parchment paper or silpat so that it don’t stick.

Cover the dough with another parchment paper and stretch it with the roller to give it an approximate thickness of two centimeters. Next, cover with the sesame seeds and pass the roller again to press a little so that they stick to the dough.

With the help of a cookie cutter in the desired shape, cut pieces of dough and place them on the baking tray covered with parchment paper and leaving some space between them.

When you have all the scones ready, put the tray in the oven that you will have heated to 200ºC hot up and down. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until you see that they have been golden.

Remove the tray from the oven and transfer the quinoa rolls to a rack to cool.

finish and presentation

The Crispy quinoa and sesame scones They are ready to eat on their own or with whatever you want, an assortment of cheeses, fresh fruit, crudités… The rest, you already know, you are going to enjoy.