Apple chai spiced scones
28 November 2017
Don't you just love a classic tea party with scones & jam? Well this month's gloomy weather inspired me to make a more autumnal version of the British delicacy. A chai latte is one of my favorite drinks on cold days and these scones really capture that warm feeling. I like to add some apple chunks for extra freshness, though they are optional. The chai glaze, however, isn't. (Believe me!)
FOR THE CHAI GLAZE:
Now I wouldn't say scones are the easiest bake so I'd save making them
for the weekend when you've got time to give them your full attention.
The hardest part to this specific recipe is getting the amount of
cinnamon just right because if you add too much it will overpower all of
the other spices, so it's important to stick to the mentioned ratio.
But the most important tip, probably for all scones recipes, is to make
sure your butter is cold enough. Some people prefer freezing it but
since that's a bit harder to work with I just go with my good old
fridge.
Ingredients
- 250g flour
- 50g sugar
- 1tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 60g cold butter
- 60ml milk
- 2 eggs
- 2tsp baking powder
- 1tsp vanilla powder
- 1 apple
- 125g powdered sugar
- 2tsp chai spice blend
- 3tbsp heavy cream
- 1tbsp maple syrup
- 1tsp vanilla extract
FOR THE SCONES:
Step by step
FOR THE SCONES:
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla powder, cinnamon, cardamom cloves and ginger.
- In a smaller bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together.
- Cut the butter into small cubes and add them to the flour mixture. Rub the butter into the flour using your hands until it becomes grainy.
- Cut the apple into small chunks and add them to the mixture.
- Add the eggs to the flour mixture and stir through until you get a lump of dough.
- Put the dough on a floured surface and shape it into a flat disc.
- Cut the disc into 8 or 10 triangular pieces, depending on how large you want your scones to be.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the scones on it.
- Bake the scones for about 20 minutes until lightly golden brown.
FOR THE CHAI GLAZE:
- In a bowl, mix the powdered sugar, chai spices, heavy cream, maple syrup and vanilla extract and stir until well combined.
- With a spoon, drizzle the glaze over the freshly bake scones.