Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Scones
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Scones are made with whole wheat pastry flour. The pastry flour helps keep the crumb soft and edges crispy.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 240 grams about 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter cut into chunks, European style if you have it
- ½ cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips
- ¾ cup heavy cream plus extra for brushing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract vanilla bean paste or vanilla butter & nut extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a heavy duty baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl for about 15 seconds. Add the butter and mix with a pastry blender or your fingers until crumbly.
- Mix together the cream and vanilla and add to dry ingredients. With a heavy duty scraper, stir to make a somewhat dry dough.
- Add the chocolate chips and gently knead the dough just until it comes together. Transfer dough to a sheet of parchment or wax paper and shape into a 1 inch thick circle. It should be about 6 inches in diameter. Cut the circle into 6 or 8 wedges and arrange on the parchment lined baking sheet. Brush the wedges with a little extra cream and bake for 20 minutes or until edges are brown.
Notes
Variations: Throw in a handful of dried cherries and/or pecans. Use frozen blueberries instead of chocolate chips.