Reprinted from The Blood Type Diet Website (www.dadamo.com)

Scones
15 votes

Description:

This is an excellent recipe for scones.

Best Used By Blood Types:
  • Type A (4 beneficials)
  • Type A Non Secretor (3 beneficials)
  • Type AB (4 beneficials)
  • Type AB Non Secretor (7 beneficials)
  • Type B (3 beneficials)
  • Type B Non Secretor (6 beneficials)
  • Type O (2 beneficials)
  • Type O Non Secretor (2 beneficials)
Category:
  • Baked Good
Ingredients:
  • 2 cups white spelt flour [or kamut flour]
  • 3 Tablespoons sugar [or 2 Tablespoons agave]
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder [baking powder recipes]
  • 6 Tablespoons butter [or ghee], chilled
  • 3/4 cup dried fruit (cranberries, blueberries, cherries, or raisins)
  • 2 Tablespoons brandy, optional
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1/3 cup soy milk [or BTD compliant milk]
How to make it:
  1. Combine dried fruit and brandy, soak and set aside for 15 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  3. Combine all dry ingredients.
  4. Mix in butter or ghee and cut together well.
  5. Combine the milk and beaten egg, and then add to the flour mixture along with the fruit and brandy.
  6. Mix together just until all dry ingredients are moist.
  7. Turn onto a floured surface and knead ten times.
  8. Separate into two or three balls, depending on how large you want your scones to be, and then cut each ball into four pieces.
  9. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12 to 14 minutes.

BTD Core Ingredients Analysis:

NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Egg (chicken)1 N N N B N N N N


BTD Variations and Substitutions Analysis:

Beverage Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Rice Milk2 N N B B B B N N
Soy Milk2 B N N A A N N A
Milk (Goat)- N A B B B B A A

Fruit/ Fruit Juice Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Cherry (all)1 ,2 B B B B N B B B
Raisin1 ,2 N N N N N N N N
Blueberry3 B B N B N B B B
Cranberry1 B B B B B B N N

Dairy Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Butter1 A A A A N N N N
Ghee (Clarified Butter)1 N N N B N B N N

Grain Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Kamut2 ,3 N N A A A A N N
Spelt Flour/Products2 ,3 N N N N N N N A

Sweetener Product(s)
NameNotesA SecA NonABSecABNonB SecB NonO SecO Non
Agave Syrup- N N N N N N N N
Sugar (Brown/White)- N A N A N A N A

[1] This recipe uses ingredients which may help limit bacterial overgrowth.
[2] This recipe uses ingredients rich in lignans.
[3] This recipe uses ingredients which are high in phytates.

  • This recipe is low in common allergens.
  • This recipe is gluten free.
  • This recipe uses ecologically friendly ingredients.

    If an ingredient is an avoid for your blood type, then try using a BTD compliant variant/substitute or leaving the item out of the recipe.

    Please Note:
    When using any recipe, always check it for avoids and make the appropriate adjustments where necessary. The Blood Type Diet Recipe Database has been recently greatly enhanced. Also, the food lists changed somewhat a couple of years ago, and all recipes in the database may not reflect those changes in terms of the blood types for which the recipes are recommended. Volunteer Blood Type Diet Forums Members are working to review and update all the recipes to take advantage of the all the new features and food lists. Please be patient with us until the process has been completed.

    Revision History:
    • Revised Oct 09, 2007 at 04:26 PM By: Drea