My boyfriend and I were feeling like a treat, but nothing too sweet. It was a gloomy day out so it was perfect to look up a recipe and give it a shot. We stumbled upon Chai Scones and have been hooked ever since. My favourite part of this is not only how delicious it is but how easy and quick it takes to make. It’s fun, and quite rewarding once you have a remarkable baked good to eat or serve! Continue reading to find out the recipe I used with modifications I made on my way.
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Ingredients
2 cups of all-purpose flour
3 tbsp. of sugar
1/2 tsp. of salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. of ground cloves
1/2 tsp. of ground ginger (I used fresh ginger, tasted much better!)
1/4 tsp. of ground cardamom (I couldn’t find this at my local store, so I substituted it with nutmeg)
5 tbsp. of cold butter
1/4 cup of milk
2 eggs
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom. Stir.
- Cut the cold butter into chunks and then add it to the flour mixture. Use your hands to smoosh the butter into the flour until the mixture.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with the flour and butter. Stir everything together until it forms one lump of very moist dough. If it remains crumbly with dry flour on the bottom of the bowl, add a tablespoon of water.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into one flat disc for regular sized scones, or two flat discs for mini scones. The discs should be about one inch thick each. Sprinkle the top of the dough with granulated sugar, if desired. Cut the disc(s) into eight wedge-shaped pieces.
- Place the dough wedges on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Bake the scones in the fully preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top.