How do you get high scones?

How to make scones rise high? Once you've cut out your scone shapes, flip them over and place upside down on the baking tray . This will help them rise evenly and counteract any 'squashing' that happened when you cut out the dough. Perfect scones should rise to about 2 inches high.

Why are my scones like biscuits?

Biscuits and Scones Are Both Quick Bread Next to each other, a biscuit recipe and a scone recipe may look deceptively similar. Classified as "quick bread," these recipes simply mean they are pieces of bread that rise during baking because of chemical leaveners like baking powder and baking soda .

What not to do when making scones?

Just a reminder: Don't overwork the dough or the scones will turn out rubbery – or worse, bullety and hard. Cut out your scones cleanly. Twisting the cutter can impair the rise. If you use a fluted cutter, you can't twist it.

Why don't my scones rise high?

Placing a dough in a cool oven that then slowly heats up actually affects the rising agent . Make sure your oven is at the right temperature you will be baking the scones at before you put them in. Also having an oven that is too hot or too cold will affect the baking of your scones immensely.

How do you eat scones at high tea?

The best technique is to break and separated the scone into two pieces utilising your hands . I like to break it down the middle vertically and then break that into half so you're eating a fourth of the scone at once.

How unhealthy is a scone?

fattening. A Food Standards Agency (FSA) report has found that the average scone contains 408 calories , with the best – sorry, most fattening – clocking up a remarkable 756 calories and 39.2g of sugar. Add jam and cream to the largest scone tested, and you are talking more than 900 calories.

How does the king eat scones?

It's the royal way. The late Queen Elizabeth II was a fan of a jam-first scone , and according to the royals' former chef Darren McGrady, it's the way they're served at Buckingham Palace garden parties. King Charles also appears to also be Team Jam.

Chocolate Peppermint Scones Recipe (video) (2024)

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December 22, 2015
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During the Christmas season, I love everything with a bit of chocolate and peppermint. These chocolate peppermint scones are rich, chocolate-y and filled with chunks of peppermint bark, melted into perfection! They’re drizzled with white chocolate and mint candies for more peppermint flavor! These are the perfect chocolate scones to enjoy with a cup of hot coffee or mocha. This recipe makes a large batch of scones so you’ll be able to enjoy them for a few days. They’re also great to give away as a treat or enjoy on Christmas morning!

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Ingredients for Peppermint Scones

Here are the main ingredients you’ll need to make these Christmas scones:

Unsalted Butter: use ice-cold butter for making the scone batter. I recommend cubing the butter, then placing it into the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Flour, Sugar, Baking Powder: for the scone batter.
Cocoa Powder: I like to use Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder. It makes these scones extra rich and chocolate-y!
Sour Cream: for the scone batter. It makes these scones extra moist.
Peppermint Bark: use chopped peppermint bark or peppermint chocolate. If you can’t find peppermint chocolate, use regular chocolate chips and add 1 teaspoon peppermint extract into the dough.
White Chocolate Chips: for garnishing the top.
Candy Canes: use crushed candy canes for garnishing the scones.

How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Scones

Making these chocolate peppermint scones is super easy when using a food processor!

Place the dry ingredients and the cold butter into a food processor and pulse until fine crumbs form. If you don’t have a food processor, you can still make this recipe! Just use a pastry blender or two large forks to cut the cold butter into the flour. Transfer the flour and butter mixture into a large bowl.
Next, add in the wet ingredients and gently mix the batter until a soft dough forms. The dough should be slightly sticky; try not to overwork the dough, otherwise it will become too dense.
Fold in the chopped peppermint bark and then chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. Bake at 375F for about 15 minutes.
When done baking and cooling, drizzle with melted white chocolate and add more crushed peppermint candy on top for more peppermint flavor! Keep the scones stored in an airtight container.

Garnishing the Chocolate Scones

These festive holiday scones can be garnish with a white chocolate drizzle and crushed candy canes! Just place the white chocolate chips into the microwave and heat until melted. Then drizzle the chocolate over the cooled scones and add the crushed candy canes before the chocolate sets! This way, they will stick to the surface!

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– these savory scones are so delicious for dinner, too!
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