There is something about scones that makes me want to curl up on my couch with a cup of tea and spend hours watching old movies under a fuzzy blanket. This is definitely not a luxury I have very often, but I still make scones and simply eat them while running out the door.
Although the weather has warmed up here in Ohio, I was craving fall flavors and really wanted a cinnamony, buttery, delicious scone. Once I thought of a game plan, these scones were on mind through hours of shopping and errands. The plan? Cinnamon chip scones with a cream cheese drizzle—seriously, how good does that sound?!?
When I got home from shopping I threw together a batch plain scone dough and tossed in one cup of mini cinnamon chips [1] and some ground cinnamon. The results were delicious; a nice buttery, slightly sweet scone bursting with fabulous cinnamon flavor. The cream cheese glaze made them extraordinary– so good in fact– I ate one for dinner instead of the filet mignon Brian grilled for me! Sound crazy? Well, keep in mind I am not much a meat eater and would take a starch and veggies over meat any day of the week!
Although I loved my last scone recipe [2], this one is my new fave. I made them much smaller than the Maple Oatmeal Scones [2]; because I prefer them to be more dainty–yep, dainty! If you too want smaller scones, check out the Pioneer Woman’s picture tutorial for cutting petite scones by clicking here [3].
Looking for more scones? Check these out:
Maple Oatmeal Scones [2] from My Baking Addiction
Pear Almond Scones [4] from Good Life Eats
Bacon Cheddar and Leek Scones [5] from The Baker’s Daughter
Lemon Blueberry Scones [6] from Baked Bree
April 12th, 2010Cinnamon Chip Scones
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter; very cold cut into pieces
2 eggs
1 cup *mini cinnamon chips
optional egg wash
1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract extract
2 tablespoons milk
1. In a small bowl, blend the sour cream, vanilla and baking soda, and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet or line with parchments paper.
3. In the bowl of your food processor, place the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and salt. Pulse a few times to incorporate. Add in the butter and pulse until butter is in pea-sized pieces.
4. Add in the sour cream mixture and eggs into the flour mixture and pulse until just moistened.
5. Remove scone dough from the food processor and into a bowl, fold in cinnamon chips.
6. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4 inch thick round. Cut into 12 wedges, and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. You can easily shape these any size you want.
7. Optional: Brush the tops lightly with egg wash.
8. Bake 13-16 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown on the bottom
1. Mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and milk in a bowl.
2. Drizzle over cooled scones in any fashion you choose, I used a pastry bag with a Wilton #3 tip to achieve the look shown in the photos.
- If you cannot find mini cinnamon chips, simply chop the standard cinnamon chips to make smaller pieces.
- No food processor? Simply cut the butter into the flour mixtures using a pastry blender.
- You can also freeze your butter in whole sticks and grate it using the large holes of a box grater; this will allow you to incorporate the butter into the flour mixture without too much effort.
URLs in this post:
[1] mini cinnamon chips: http://www.preparedpantry.com/gourmet-cinnamon-chips.aspx
[2] last scone recipe: http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/maple-oatmeal-scones/
[3] clicking here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/petite-vanilla-bean-scones/
[4] Pear Almond Scones: http://www.goodlifeeats.com/2010/01/pear-almond-scones-with-honey-almond.html
[5] Bacon Cheddar and Leek Scones: http://bakersdaughter.typepad.com/the_bakers_daughter/2010/04/bacon-leek-and-cheddar-scones.html
[6] Lemon Blueberry Scones: http://bakedbree.com/2010/03/blueberry-lemon-scones/
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