Triple Chocolate Scones

It was a long week - I decided to make something chocolate for Emily. I made Triple Chocolate Scones (chocolate scones with chocolate chips and Nutella chocolate icing...)

Ingredients:

Scones:

• 2 cups (241g) All-Purpose Flour
• 2/3 cup (74g) White Whole Wheat Flour (or all-purpose)
• 1/3 cup (28g) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder, optional for flavor and color
• 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (113g) butter, cold, cut into small chunks
• 1 1/2 cups (170g) semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (198g) milk

Chocolate Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 tablespoons Nutella

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet (13 x 18) with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor, mix all the dry ingredients together except for the chocolate chips.
3. Add the butter chunks to the food processor, and pulse until the mixture is crumbly.
4. In a medium-to-large bowl, whisk together the vanilla, egg, and milk.
5. Add the dry ingredients + the chocolate chips to the wet ingredients, stirring together until the mixture is evenly blended.
6. Mix 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar with 1 teaspoon cocoa powder, and sprinkle it on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
   (This helps keep the scones from sticking to the pan as you shape them.)
7. Divide the dough in half.
8. Pat each piece into about a 6" circle, each about 3/4" thick.
9. Cut 8 wedge-shaped pieces with a bench scraper, pressing down firmly without sawing.
   (It may help to dip scraper in flour after each cut.)
10. Cut the dough quickly, without twisting or sawing so the dough is sheared cleanly - this allows the scones to rise higher.
11. Separate the scones maybe 1/2" , but keep them in a circle. Leave about 1" between them at the outer edge of the circle.
12. Bake for about 18 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of one comes out clean.
13. Place scones on a wire rack to cool.
14. In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa powder, Nutella, and milk until smooth.
15. Dunk the tops of the cooled scones into the glaze. The glaze should set up in 10 to 15 minutes.

Carole's Notes:

We liked these! We tried them without the glaze:



and with the glaze -- we liked the glaze version better!

The recipe is lightly adapted from:
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/triple-chocolate-scones-recipe

and the glaze from:
https://homemadehooplah.com/chocolate-cake-donuts-with-nutella-glaze/