Chocolate Chip Cream Scones

Bread Challenge Week 44

Baking with the girls is always fun. Their enthusiasm for baking actually matches mine, which makes baking something more than just a normal task. It makes it an event. Scones have been on my to make list since this baking extravaganza started almost a year ago. It’s not that I hadn’t made scones before it’s just that I hadn’t actually followed a recipe. I have a habit of tweaking things as I bake. One of points of this bread challenge was to make myself follow recipes and learn from them in the process.

We decided to follow a small batch recipe so that we wouldn’t end up with a billion scones. More specifically a billion scones that I would feel very much obligated to eat. Chocolate Chip Cream Scones recipe from Small Batch Baking, by Debbie Maugans Nakos, was just what we were looking for. The recipe said it made three scones with for one Mom and 2 little ladies was perfect. The girls helped add ingredients, mix and form the dough. Then they help sprinkle the sugar on top, which was by all indications their favorite part.

The recipe was easy to follow and was made up of mostly of normal household ingredients. The only ingredient that was not a usual thing to fin in my refrigerator was the cream. Luckily we just so happened to have cream on hand from making Chicken Quesadilla Pasta a couple days earlier. After about 20 minutes of hands on time we were ready to bake our scones. It would have taken 10 minute or less hands on time for just me on my own but little hands make some tasks take a bit longer. The scones took about 20 minutes to bake and came out a lovely light golden brown.

They were sweet and moist with just the right amount of crumbly texture. The girls and I dove into them while they were still warm from the oven and we loved them. at the last minute while we were forming the dough I decided to cut the dough round into six pieces instead of three. I’m glad I did because the smaller scones were the perfect size for us. If I make this recipe again I will absolutely do the same. The smaller size gave us a nice taste of the chocolate chip goodness without overdoing it.  Make these. They are a yummy treat, even  if they are not all that healthy.

Flavor: 5
Hands on time: 5
Total time: 5
Recipe: 5
versatility:3
make it again: 4
Catherine: 1
Luke: 1
Maddy: 1

Total Score: 30
(what is this Bread Challenge and how are recipes scored?)

Previous Bread Challenge reviews:
Indian Spiced Doughnuts – Week 43
Whole Wheat Brioche – Week 42
Pizza Dough – Week 41
Cinnamon-Apple Twist Bread – Week 40
Pumpkin Bread- Week 39
Winter Herb Bread – Week 38
Classic Pretzel – Week 37
Sweet Potato Bread – Week 36
Challah – Week 35
Whole Wheat English Muffins – Week 34
Pumpernickel – Week 33
Green Onion-Sesame Flatbread – Week 32
Beer Bread – Week 31
Country Seed Bread – Week 30
Cinnamon-Raisin Bagels – Week 29
Crunchy Crackers – Week 28
Ciabatta Bread – Week 27
Cornmeal Pancake -Week 26
Lemon Poppy Seed – Week 25
Sourdough – Week 24
Tortillas – Week 23
Honey Wheat Hamburger Buns – Week 22
Garlic Studded Baguette – Week 21
Quinoa Bread – Week 20
Asiago Herb and Garlic Bread – Week 19
Cranberry Pecan Rye Bread – Week 18
Rotis – Whole Wheat Unleavened Bread- Week 17
Farmhouse White Loaf – Week 16
Honey Whole Wheat Slow Cooker Bread – Week 15
The Easiest Loaf of Bread You’ll Ever Bake – Week 14
Hot Cross Buns – Week 13
100% Whole Wheat Bread – Week 12
Thin Wheat Crackers – Week 11
Irish Soda Bread – Week 10
Double Blueberry Muffins – Week 9
Oatmeal Batter Bread – Week 8
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls – Week 7
Cheesy Pretzels – Week 6
Light Rye Bread – Week 5
Country-Style Whole-Wheat Pita – Week 4
Carrot Raisin Quick Bread – Week 3
Potato Bread – Week 2
Focaccia – Week 1