Simple scones perfect for tea time
About The Scones
- buttery/ flaky insides
- crisp outsides
- plentiful in chocolate chips
- simple ingredients
Why You’ll love these Scones
Tastes like chocolate chip cookies, but with that substantial (scone like) texture
Truly a sweet and childlike take on an elegant scone recipe!
Fun to make, only one bowl needed, and few simple ingredients!
Tips for Success
-Use unsalted butter and use a cheese grater to add it into the flour mixture. This method ensure equal chunks of butter in each scone; and, ultimately a perfect buttery texture when the butter melts upon baking.
-Sift the flour and dry ingredients. This will ensure the most flaky scones without dense patches.
-do not over mix. Scones are meant to be quick, one bowl and a bit messy!
-freeze for 15 mins before baking. I like to pop them in the freezer, and then, preheat the oven; while i wait for the oven, the scones have time to cool in the freezer. This just ensure the butter is quite cold so it melts nicely in the oven upon hot heat!
The Recipe:
Simple Chocolate Chip Scones: Buttery & Flaky
| Prep time | Bake time | Total time |
| 20 mins | ~30 mins | ~1 hr |
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter *frozen
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Procedure:
In one large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder; whisk until well combined. Next, grab your cheese grater and grate the frozen unsalted butter overtop of the flour mixture until all the butter is through the grater and used up. Now, using either a pastry blender, two knives, a spoon or your fingers, incorporate the butter into the flour by mixing until all the butter seems to have flour surrounding it.
Next, add the egg and the buttermilk and mix until a dough like bowl forms. Fold in your chocolate chips!
On a lightly floured surface crate a circle with the dough and cut 8 equal triangles. Or use a circle cookie cutter if circle scones are desired. Place the scones evenly spaced out on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the scones in the freezer and preheat the oven to 380 Degrees F. Let the scones stay in the freezer until the oven is ready. Once ready, brush buttermilk or an egg wash over each scone and pop in the oven!
Bake for 30-35 mins or until the scones are lightly golden!
Optional: Chocolate sauce
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or buttermilk
Create a double boiler by placing a small saucepan on the stove with water inside to shimmer. Once the water is simmering place. bowl on-top as you would a lid. Place the chocolate and heavy cream inside and reduce to low. the steam will melt the chocolate into a sauce and all you need to do is gently stir. Once melted it is Complete!
Happy Baking!
Grapefruit Grace 
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