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    • Mocha Chip Scones

      Posted at 8:08 pm by StephMo
      May 25th

      My son’s favorite kind of scone is mocha chip, and the best he has ever had comes from a local farm stand. Today I thought, let me give it a try and see how mine will compare. I took my plain scone recipe and gave it a little tweak, and they came out better than expected! I was skeptical using instant coffee, but it combined perfectly in the recipe.

      My son was the taste test I needed, and when he got home he gobbled down 2 1/2 scones and said they were as good as the farm stand. Yes!

      The key to making scones and biscuits is to use cold butter and to grate the butter with a cheese grater. Butter is quite slippery and will get warm from the heat of your hands, so keep it in the wrapper as best you can.

      Ingredients:

      3 cups flour

      1/2 cup sugar

      5 tsp. baking powder

      1/2 tsp. salt

      3 tbsp. instant coffee or 2 tbsp. espresso powder

      3/4 cup cold butter

      1 egg, beaten

      1 cup milk or half and half

      1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

      Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

      Grate the cold butter and cut it into the dry mixture with a pasty cutter or a fork and knife. As I states before, make sure the butter is cold.

      Put the beaten egg in a measuring cup and then fill to the 1 cup mark with the milk or half and half. I used a combination of half and half and milk. Mix the two together and add a little at a time to the dry mixture.

      The dough shouldn’t be too moist, just add enough so that the dough will stick together once kneaded. It won’t look like it will in the bowl, but you can tell by using your hands and squeezing some together.

      Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and divide the dough in two, setting one half aside. Knead until it comes together. If it seems too sticky add more flour to the board. Roll the dough into a circle about a 1/2″ thick.

      Use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut the dough into 6-8 pieces.

      Place the scones on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 12-13 minutes or until just brown.

      Immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool.

      And enjoy!

      Posted in Breads, Mocha Chip Scones | Tagged blogger, foodblogger, Mocha chip scones, mocha scones recipe, scones recipe, stephaniessliceoflife
    • Blueberry Scones With Lemon Icing

      Posted at 3:59 pm by StephMo
      Jun 7th

      Of course if I was going to make scones while I am in Maine they were going to be blueberry scones. And what better flavor to combine with blueberry than lemon. Yum. You may have already tried using my scones recipe, and this recipe is the same except for the addition of blueberries and the icing. Easy and delicious!

      As I mentioned in my other scone Blog, this is a great base recipe to add other ingredients to. In the past I have added chocolate chips, yesterday I added blueberries and who knows what I might add next!

      ** Please note some of the photos are from my original scone Blog.

      Scone Ingredients:

      3 cups flour

      1/2 cup sugar

      5 tsp. baking powder

      1/2 tsp. salt

      3/4 cup cold butter

      1 egg, beaten

      1 cup milk or half and half

      1 cup blueberries

      Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

      Using a cheese grater, grate the butter and cut it into the dry mixture with a pasty cutter or a fork and knife. Make sure the butter is cold.

      Put the beaten egg in a measuring cup and then fill to the 1 cup mark with the milk or half and half. I used a combination of half and half and milk. Mix the two together and add a little at a time to the dry mixture. You shouldn’t have to use all of it.

      The dough shouldn’t be too moist, just add enough so that the dough will stick together once kneaded. It won’t look like it will in the bowl, but you can tell by using your hands and squeezing some together.

      Now add the blueberries.

      When I got to this step I thought, how the heck do I get the blueberries in the dough without making an absolute mess? I went and changed my shirt, make sure you either do that or are wearing an apron, and carefully started to stir them in as best I could.

      Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until it comes together. It is not easy to do without the blueberries exploding, but just take your time and it will work.

      Roll the dough into a circle about a 1/2″ thick.

      Use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut the dough into 8 pieces, this will make very large scones. If you would like them smaller divide the dough in half, then roll it out and cut into 8 pieces which is what I did.

      Place the scones on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 12-13 minutes or until just brown.

      Let the scones cool completely and then drizzle the lemon icing on them. For the icing, I used the icing I use on my Italian Lemon Cookies except I cut the recipe in half.

      Ingredients:

      1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

      1/8 cup water

      1/2 tsp. lemon extract

      Combine all of the ingredients until smooth. If the icing is too thin you can add more sugar until you get it to the right consistency.

      You are going to love these scones!

      Posted in Blueberry Scones with Lemon Icing, Breads | Tagged blueberry lemon scones, blueberry scones, food blog, food blogger, Recipes, scones, scones recipe, stephanie's slice of life
    • Scones

      Posted at 3:59 pm by StephMo
      Dec 14th

      I just made some homemade blueberry jam the other day, and what better to have with jam than homemade scones. This recipe is nice because it is easy to make, delicious, and a good base recipe if you want to add other ingredients. I plan on making another batch this week and adding chocolate chips. You could add fruit, nuts, chocolate, or whatever your heart desires. These scones are moist and have a nice slightly sweet taste.

      The key to making scones and biscuits is to use cold butter and to grate the butter with a cheese grater. Butter is quite slippery and will get warm from the heat of your hands, so keep it in the wrapper as best you can.

      Ingredients:

      3 cups flour

      1/2 cup sugar

      5 tsp. baking powder

      1/2 tsp. salt

      3/4 cup cold butter

      1 egg, beaten

      1 cup milk or half and half

      Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

      Grate the butter and cut it into the dry mixture with a pasty cutter or a fork and knife. I finally got a new pastry cutter! Woohoo! For those of you that read my blogs know that I have been without one for quite some time.

      Put the beaten egg in a measuring cup and then fill to the 1 cup mark with the milk or half and half. I used a combination of half and half and milk. Mix the two together and add a little at a time to the dry mixture. You shouldn’t have to use all of it.

      The dough shouldn’t be too moist, just add enough so that the dough will stick together once kneaded. It won’t look like it will in the bowl, but you can tell by using your hands and squeezing some together.

      Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead until it comes together. Roll the dough into a circle about a 1/2″ thick.

      Use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut the dough into 8 pieces, this made very large scones. If you would like them smaller divide the dough in half, then roll it out and cut into 8 pieces.

      Place the scones on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 12-13 minutes or until brown.

      Then enjoy plain or with some jam! Yum!

      Posted in Breads, Recipes, Scones, Uncategorized | Tagged food blog, food blogger, Recipes, scone recipe, scones and jam, scones recipe, stephanie's slice of life
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