Best Coffee Oregon Hazelnut Scones Recipes

COFFEE HAZELNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put hazelnuts in a baking pan with sides and bake for 15-20 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until the skins split and the nuts are lightly browned.
• Pour the nuts into a dish towel; gather the towel around the nuts and rub them hard through the towel for a minute or so to loosen the skins.
• Pick out the nuts and coarsely chop in a food processor or by hand with a chef's knife.
• Turn oven up to 425 degrees F.
• While the nuts are toasting, measure milk and stir in the instant coffee.
• Put flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl; stir to mix well.
• Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in with your fingers until the mixture looks like fine granules.
• Add sugar and hazelnuts; toss to distribute evenly.
• Stir milk mixture; pour into the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.
• Scoop 1/4 cupfuls of dough and place about 2-inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake about 15 minutes or until the dough colors but does not get dark brown.
• Put scones on a dish towel on a wire rack; cover loosely with the cloth and let cool 1 to 2 hours before serving.

HAZELNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter baking sheet. Sift flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into large bowl. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in nuts. Whisk milk, sour cream, egg and vanilla in medium bowl; set aside 1 1/2 tablespoons for glaze. Make well in center of dry ingredients; add remaining milk mixture. Stir just until dough forms. Let stand 3 minutes. Turn out onto floured surface. Using floured hands, knead gently until dough comes together, about 5 turns. Pat into 7 1/2-inch round. Using sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges; brush with glaze. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Transfer wedges to baking sheet, spacing apart. Bake scones until golden and crusty, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly. Serve warm.

HAZELNUT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a large bowl.
• Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Stir in nuts.
• Whisk milk, sour cream, egg and vanilla in medium bowl; set aside 1 1/2 Tbsp for glaze.
• Make well in center of dry ingredients; add remaining milk mixture.
• Stir just until dough forms.
• Let stand for 3 minutes.
• Turn out onto floured surface.
• Using floured hands, knead gently until dough comes together.
• Pat into 7 1/2-inch round.
• Using sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges; brush with glaze.
• Sprinkle with sugar. Transfer wedges to baking sheet spacing apart.
• Bake scones until golden and crusty for about 20 minutes.
• Transfer to wire rack and cool slightly. Serve warm.

HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly butter a 9 inch diameter circle in the center of a baking sheet.
• Using a large bowl, stir together first four ingredients.
• Cut the butter into 1/2 inch cubes and distribute them evenly over the flour mixture.
• With a pastry blender or two knives cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl stir together the buttermilk, egg and vanilla.
• Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
• Stir in the chocolate chips and hazelnuts. I know yuk but the dough will be sticky.
• Spread the dough into an 8 inch diameter circle in the center of the prepared baking sheet.
• Arrange additional hazelnuts around the edge of the dough for garnish if desired. With a serrated knife cut into 8 wedges. Bake for 17-19 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the scones comes out clean.
• Remove the baking sheet to a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• Using a spatula transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool.
• Recut into wedges if necessary.
• Best served warm
• Cool completely before storing in an air tight container.