Chocolate Chip Scone Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Chocolate Chip Scone Recipe, preheat your oven to 195 C

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, whisk all the Dry Ingredients together except assorted nuts

Step 3: Add the butter into this mixture and knead it to form a crumbly mixture

Step 4: Stir in all the wet ingredients (have them at room temperature) into the crumbly mixture

Step 5: Add the choco chips/nuts

Step 6: Knead it just a bit more until all the ingredients are well combined

Step 7: Take care not to over knead it

Step 8: Over-kneaded dough doesn’t give a very soft cake like a Scone

Step 9: (if you have a stand mixer or a food processor then you can combine all the ingredients in the above way using them)Prepare your baking tray by greasing it with an oil spray or margarine

Step 10: Put a layer of Butter paper/Parchment paper on top

Step 11: Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and shape the dough into a big rounds by patting with your hands or rolling with a pin

Step 12: The dough tends to be sticky so please don’t panic

Step 13: Using a sharp, greased knife cut into wedges of desired size

Step 14: You can optionally use cookie cutters to shape the scone dough

Step 15: Carefully place the wedges on your baking tray and place it into the preheated oven

Step 16: Bake for 15-20 minutes

Step 17: Use a toothpick to check if it the chocolate scones are done

Step 18: It should have a thick outer crust but extremely soft inside

Step 19: Cool it for 15-20 minutes before you serve it

Step 20: Pour the chocolate ganache over the Chocolate Scones and enjoy! Serve Chocolate Chip Scone along with hot Masala chai for your tea time break