Just about every Mother’s Day I make my mom blueberry scones. And if I don’t she is up my butt about it so yeah I just do it. She is my mom after all. Anyways, I forgot blueberries the last time I went to the grocery store. Sooooo yeah. These are different scones. Earl grey chocolate chip scones.
I figured earl grey is a delicious tea so it would make for a delicious scone and chocolate chips because everyone liked them their chocolate. Is my mom going to like these? Probably not because I don’t think she likes tea but that is actually a moot point because this batch was already gobbled up by the mr and Barb. They loved them. But hey, I made scones so that counts t towards Mother’s Day right? (I know I know. I have to go back to the grocery store for the blueberries)
If you or the people you bake for like a good cup of earl grey, well these here sones are for you.
To the scones!
The stuff. Flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, earl grey tea, plant butter, plant milk, vanilla extract, and orange, a little raw sugar, and chocolate chips.
To start dough first mix the flour together with the salt, baking powder, sugar, tea, and orange zest. Next grate the butter into the flour mixture and gently toss around until evenly incorporated. Then add in the milk and the juice if half the orange and gently mix until dough starts to come together and then finally, add in the chocolate chips and finish mixing. Don’t overly mix, the dough should look kind of shaggy.
Dump dough onto a lightly floured surface and gather into a ball.
Squash dough into a round flat disk about an inch thick then cut into 8 equal pieces.
Place scones on a lined baking sheet. Brush the tops with a little milk and then sprinkle with raw sugar.
Pop into the oven bake.
Baked and ready.. You should be too. Ready that is and baked if that is how you roll. Ha.
Place hot scones on a wire rack to cool a bit.
Now grab a plate, a hot cup of something, and enjoy.
-C
Earl Grey Chocolate Chip Scones
makes 8 scones
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 earl grey tea bags (or 2 tablespoons loose leaf) finely ground in a spice mill of food processor
6 tablespoons vegan butter (very cold or frozen)
2/3 cup plant based milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
an orange
1/4 cup small chocolate chips
2 tablespoons raw sugar (can use graduated if you don’t have it)
Preheat oven to 375.
Grab a large bowl and add in the flour, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, earl grey tea, and the zest of the orange. Mix together. Next grate the cold or frozen butter directly into bowl. Gently mix into the flour mixture with a fork until the pieces are covered in flour. Add in the milk, along with juice of half the orange. Mix until a shaggy dough forms. Add in chocolate chips and lightly mix again until they are evenly dispersed in dough.
Dump dough (it will be slightly shaggy) on a lightly floured surface. Gather into a ball and squash into a round flat disk about an inch thick. With knife or dough knife cut in 8 even slices (like a pie). Place each piece on a lined baking sheet and brush tops with a little milk and sprinkle with raw sugar.
Place into preheated oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or unit bottoms are browned and tops are alight golden brown. One baked, remove from oven and transfer to a wire rake to cool.
Eat warm or room temperature. Store left overs completely cooled in an air tight container for a few days.