Buckwheat Chai Spiced Scones

Chai Scones are the perfect Winter or Fall Breakfast!

Is there anything better than chai spice? Its aromatic, warm, and so delicious! Whether it’s a chai tea latte, my personal drink of choice – a dirty chai – or these incredible Buckwheat Chai Spiced Scones, I can guarantee you it’ll be good!

Ready in less than 2 hours, these chai scones are the ultimate Sunday baking project to prep you for your week!

These scones are almost too easy to make! It’s almost as if they have no business being this delicious considering the little effort it takes to throw them together.

Steps to make:

1. Mix together your dry ingredients, then add cold butter until a crumbly mixture is created.

There are a few ways of doing this:

1. You can shred your butter with a cheese grater which will yield small shavings that can easily be mixed into the dry ingredients using your hands.
2. Alternatively, you can chop your butter into small cubes then use you index finger and thumb to really press the butter into the dry ingredients to get a crumbly mixture
3. Lastly, and my preferences because it is the quickest and takes the least effort, use a food processor! Let the machine to the hard work for you! I cut my dough into small squares then select the dough function on my food processor. I pulse a few times until I have a crumbly mixture.

2. Mix in the heavy cream until the dry ingredients turns into a dough and everything sticks together.

You can do this by hand, but since my food processor was already dirty, I added the heavy cream right into the bowl and mixed electronically. And let me tell you, it was so easy! I kept the dough function on, and blended for maybe 20 seconds. It was quick! By doing this electronically, I was also able to get away with using less heavy cream. I was about 2 tablespoons short and ready to add in regular 2% milk if I had to. Thankfully, the power of the machine mixed everything better than I could have by hand! Usually when I make these sans food processor, I’m forced to add 2-3 extra tablespoons of heavy cream to get help everything stick.

3. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.

While mixing everything together, the butter warmed up a bit from cold to room temperature. If the butter gets too warm, the scones won’t be leavened properly and won’t be as flakey. Form the dough into a ball and pop it in the fridge.

4. Cut the scones

The dough should already be in a ball, but I like to flatten mine into a disk before cutting. Cut the scones into 6-8 triangles depending on how large you want your scones.

5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and get ready to bake!

Bake the scones for roughly 22-30 minutes deepening on how hot your oven is and how close to the top of the oven you positioned your racks. The standard is 6 inches away from the top, and if that is where your’s are, you can plan on baking for roughly 25 minutes. When the scones are a beautiful golden color on the bottom, I know they are done baking. Cool for 15 minutes before frosting so that the glaze doesn’t melt right off.

6. Make the glaze

The vanilla glaze I use is super simple and easy to make. It is just a few tablespoons of powdered sugar and a touch of milk. Be careful not to use too much milk, or else the glaze will be runny and you will have a hard time creating nice beautiful lines. Also make sure that the scones have fully cooled before you begin glazing, or else it will melt and run off.

The glaze I used is incredibly standard, but you have room to spice it up! instead of using milk, you can use a teaspoon of coffee to give it an espresso flavor. Or you can add the chai spices to the glaze to double the chai!

Buckwheat Chai Spiced Scones

Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: EasyServingsSconesPrep time50minutesCooking time30minutesIngredients

• 1 Cup Buckwheat Flour
• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• 1 Cup Heavy Cream
• 1/2 Cup (1 Stick) Butter
• 2 Tsp Baking Powder
• 1/4 Cup White Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1 Tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/2 Tsp Nutmeg
• 1/2 Tsp Cloves
• 1/2 Tsp Cardamom
• 1/4 Tsp Salt
• Vanilla Glaze
• 4 Tbs Powdered Sugar
• 3/4 Tsp Milk

Directions

• Mix the flours, sugars, baking powder, spices, and salt into a large bowl.
• Grate the butter with a coarse grater and add the pieces to the dry ingredients. Using your hands, mix the butter into the dry ingredients. Alternatively use a food processor. See instructions above for details.
• Add 1 cup of heavy cream and stir together until a dough forms. Add the extra few tablespoons if the dough is too dry.
• Form the dough into a ball and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
• Once the dough has rested, form into into a thick, round disk and cut into 6-8 triangles depending on how large you want your scones
• Bake the scones for 22-30 minutes or until they are golden brown underneath. Let cool.
• Whisk the powdered sugar and milk together until a glaze forms. Add more powdered sugar or milk to get the consistency you like. Drizzle over the scones, then serve and enjoy!