Raspberry Chocolate Chip Scones - two versions (regular and low-sugar, gluten-free)

Because I worked the Sunday shift last weekend, I stayed home on Tuesday, February 14, aka Valentines Day! I made myself a very Valentines-themed breakfast, one I wish I'd shared prior to the day since now it seems the wrong season. But I liked the (regular carby) scones so much that I made a low-sugar version this weekend. I thought I'd share both recipes.

The original breakfast, alongside Adagio's Ripe for Romance tea, which I actually bought last year (not a paid advertisement.)

I had leftover regular-sized semi-sweet chocolate chips so that's what I used in place of the chocolate from this original recipe. I also made a half-batch, which worked out pretty well although of course the moisture from the raspberries can be problematic. Perhaps make that amount a bit more scant, or use dried berries.

Raspberry Chocolate Tea Scones
(as seen on the Eggs on Sunday blog)

Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and chopped into small pieces
1 cup miniature chocolate chips or finely chopped chocolate
1 cup frozen raspberries, chopped (keep frozen until you’re ready to add them to the dough)
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 egg, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and sugar. Add the chopped cold butter and rub with your fingers into the flour until the bits of butter are roughly the size of peas. Stir in the chocolate chips/chunks.

Separate the egg; reserve the white for later use (you’ll use it to brush on the tops of the scones before baking.) In a separate bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the cream, egg yolk, and vanilla extract.

Add the chopped frozen raspberries to the flour mixture. Pour in the cream, and using light, quick strokes, stir with a fork until just moistened (there may still be some flour on the bottom of the bowl.) Use your hands to gather the dough into a ball and knead it lightly a few times, just to gather it together. Don’t worry if there’s still a little flour remaining on the bottom of the bowl.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and divide into two balls. Gently flatten each ball into a 1-inch high disk, and cut each disk into 6 wedges (for 12 scones total.) Place on baking sheet and brush the tops with the reserved egg white; sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown and scones are cooked through.

 

The lower-sugar gluten-free version is just a take one of my original low-sugar berry scone recipes from October 2015,  except I've started adding 1/2 cup tapioca flour (for a more tender texture). I used 1 cup frozen raspberries and added 1/2 cup mini stevia-sweetened chocolate chips. Those suckers are $8 a bag but if you only use 1/2 cup at most at a time, they can last a bit longer.