“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” ~ Luciano Pavarotti
Tracy and I decided to truly embrace the message Pavarotti was so set on making. And thus, our scone recipe. P.S. don’t those pictures make you want to jump through your computer screen?
2 cups organic, unbleached all purpose flour
¼ cup unbleached organic cane sugar
1 ¼ teaspoons aluminum-free baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
1 stick (1/2 cup) Earth Balance Buttery Sticks, cut into small cubes (keep as cold as possible!)
½ cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon Frontier Organic Fair-trade Vanilla Extract
2/3 cup buttermilk
– pour 4 ½ teaspoons organic apple cider vinegar into a measuring cup, fill with organic unsweetened soymilk to the 1 cup line, let sit for 10 minutes, then stir with a fork.
For Cinnamon-Sugar topping:
Organic expeller-pressed canola oil, for brushing
Mix together:
1 tablespoon organic ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons unbleached organic cane sugar
For the Strawberry Glaze:
1/2 cup fresh organic strawberries
2 ½ cups organic powdered sugar
Puree the strawberries in a food processor. Place the powdered sugar in a small bowl. Pour in the strawberry puree and whisk until smooth.
For the Scones:
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
In an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low. Add in the cold butter cubes. Mix on low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add in chocolate chips. In the measuring cup where you made the buttermilk, add the vanilla, and mix together with a fork. On low speed, slowly pour in the buttermilk/vanilla mixture until the dough comes together. Add in more buttermilk if necessary.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently. Shape into a round disk by patting lightly around the top. The disk should be about 7 inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. At this point, if you’re not ready to bake the scones, wrap the dough tightly in saran wrap and refrigerate on a flat surface. If you’re ready to bake, cut the circle in half, and then cut each half into 3 pie-shaped wedges.
Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush lightly with canola oil and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean (besides melted chocolate!)
To make Cinnamon-Pecan Scones with Chocolate Drizzle
Sub ½ cup toasted, organic pecans for the chocolate chips
Add in 1 ½ teaspoons organic ground cinnamon to the dry ingredients
Melt ¼ cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler, and drizzle over the top of the scones with the back of a small spoon when they come out of the oven.
Cinnamon-Pecan Scones with Chocolate Drizzle
Chocolate Chip Scones with Strawberry Glaze
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Marla