How about these Chocolate Scones for a slightly more indulgent breakfast or morning tea treat. Slightly sweet and topped with melted chocolate, these easy scones will melt in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 295 g plain flour (all purpose flour) (2 ¼ cups / ~10 ½oz)
- 25 g dutch processed cocoa (¼ cup / ~1oz)
- 65 g icing sugar (powdered sugar) (½ cup / 2 ¼oz)
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 57 g unsalted butter cold and cubed (½ stick / 2oz)
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (semi-sweet chocolate chips) (200g / 7oz)
- 1 cup whole milk cold (put aside 1 teaspoon)
- Extra chocolate for drizzling
For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided
Equipment
- A food processor makes this quick and simple but you can also use a pastry cutter.
- A silicon spatula helps with mixing the sticky dough.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced) / 400F. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- In a food processor, combine the flour, cocoa, icing sugar, baking powder, salt and butter and pulse until it looks like breadcrumbs. (If you don't have a food processor, use a pastry cutter or knife to gradually cut the butter into the flour mix.
- Tip the mix into a bowl and gently mix through the chocolate chips.
- Use a spatula to stir through the milk until you have a sticky dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a cocoa dusted surface and gently pull together then flatten the dough into a disk about 1 inch high.
- Use a 6.5cm (2 ½in) round cookie cutter to cut circles out. Bring the scraps together and roll out again trying not to work the dough too much.
- Place the rounds on the prepared baking tray. at least 1 inch apart, then brush with the remaining 1 teaspoon of milk.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until tops a crisp and they sound hollow. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before drizzling over melted chocolate.
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Notes
- For best results, you should always weigh ingredients like flour and sugar. Kitchen scales are relatively cheap but if you can’t weigh the ingredients, use the spoon and level method (don’t scoop).
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Nutrition information is approximate only and derived from an online calculator. The brands you use and any changes you make may cause variations.
