Milk Chocolate Latte Scones

Mom2Rose's Note:

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Need I say more? These scones are rich, bold and aromatic!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 scones

SCONES

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 7 ounces milk chocolate, chopped
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon espresso beans, finely ground
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups whipping cream

ICING

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 4 teaspoons freshly brewed coffee, cooled

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a large bowl, mix together flour, chocolate, sugar, baking powder, ground coffee and salt.
4. Stir cream into flour mixture, mixing just until a soft, shaggy dough forms.
5. On a lightly floured work surface, knead dough lightly just until it holds together.
6. Divide dough into 8 pieces and roll into balls.
7. Transfer balls to prepared baking sheet, abotu 2 inches apart.
8. Lightly press each ball to flatten slightly into a 3/4 inch thick disc.
9. Bake in preheated ovenfor 20-25 minutes, or until top and edges are very firm to the touch.
10. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
11. For the topping, stir powdered sugar with coffee to make a thin icing; drizzle over cooled scones.

Reviews

[**Mandy**]

yum, these are gorgeous. I didn't use the glaze & I don't think they needed it, were great without. I think the sugar could probably be cut out too as the chocolate gives plenty of sweetness. I used self-raising flour & no baking powder and a caramel coffee..yummo.

[Sarah in New York]

I took these to work today and they were a huge hit! I followed the recipe exactly except I formed them different. I like scones to look like scones, not circles. Here is an alternate way to shape them... I rolled the dough out into a rectangle, cut it into 3 squares, then cut the squares in a diagonal to make 6 triangles, I then cut those in half to make little triangles. They looked more sconey (is that a word?) that way :) Thanks for the yummy recipe!