Triple Chocolate Scones
Triple chocolate scones made with milk chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, and cocoa powder.
Ingredients
milk chocolate (cut into 1/4-inch (6-mm) pieces)
3 oz (75 g)
alkalized (Dutch process) cocoa powder (sifted after measuring)
1/4 cup
sugar
3/4 cup
all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off)
2 3/4 cups
baking powder
3 tsp
salt
1/2 tsp
cold unsalted butter (cut into 12 pieces)
6 tbsp (3/4 stick)
bittersweet chocolate (cut into 1/2-inch (1-cm) chunks)
6 oz (175 g)
large egg
1
milk
1/2 cup
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven
Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 400ºF (200ºC).
2
Process chocolate and dry ingredients
Combine the milk chocolate, cocoa, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Pulse repeatedly until the chocolate is finely ground. Don’t overprocess or the chocolate will melt.
3
Mix in flour and butter
Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and pulse 5 to 6 times to mix thoroughly. Add the butter and pulse until it is finely mixed in and the mixture resembles cornmeal, 10 to 12 pulses. Add the bittersweet chocolate chunks to the bowl.
4
Add the liquid
Quickly whisk the egg and milk together and add to the bowl. Pulse 3 or 4 times rapidly, until all is thoroughly incorporated but the dough does not form a ball.
5
Shape the dough
Invert the bowl onto a floured work surface and carefully remove the blade. Fold the dough over on itself several times to give it a final mixing.
6
Divide the dough
Use a bench scraper or a knife to divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Pat each piece of dough into a disk about 5 inches (13 cm) in diameter. Use a floured bench scraper or a knife to cut each disk into 4 wedges.
7
Bake
Arrange the scones on the prepared pan, keeping them about 1-1/2 inches (4 cm) apart all around. Bake the scones until they are well risen, firm to the touch, and the topping is a deep golden color, about 15 minutes.
8
Serve
Arrange the scones on a platter to serve. If possible, serve them immediately after they are baked.
