Sweet Potato Scones Recipe- Clean Plates

Ingredients

• 1/2 of 15-oz. can of sweet potato purée
• 3/4 c. rice milk or other milk (if rice milk, Clean Plates recommends unsweetened)
• 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 c. almond flour
• 1/2 c. quinoa flour
• 1/2 c. brown rice flour
• 1/2 c. arrowroot starch
• 3/4 tsp. xanthan gum
• 1/3 c. grapeseed oil
• 1/3 c. maple sugar (or can use coconut sugar, date sugar, or lastly brown sugar just has less nutritional value)
• 2 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt (Clean Plates recommends sea salt)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. fresh dried vanilla, or 1 tsp. liquid vanilla
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans (optional)
• 1/3 c. maple syrup (for brushing on top of scones)