Comments on: Cheap Eats: Chocolate Peanut Butter Scones

By: selenana

selenana — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 10:15:27 +0000

@Laura J. Nelson@twitter Yay!

By: Laura J. Nelson@twitter

Laura J. Nelson@twitter — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:35:05 +0000

Just made them, and they turned out perfectly. I subbed butter for margarine and almond milk for soy milk. I also added in more Reese’s than recommended – couldn’t resist :) So good for breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

By: selenana

selenana — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:55:43 +0000

@jenfizz Fair enough, they are drier than some other baked goods. They’re also sturdier and somewhat less sweet than cookies or brownies – but I’m not gonna lie, I love me a brownie for breakfast.

By: selenana

selenana — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:49:56 +0000

@bgprincipessa You could swap out a LITTLE bit of whole wheat flour, which would make them a little toothier without affecting the texture too much – say, half a cup. Any more and you will be, as Rachel Goldfarb says, turning them into hockey pucks. Also, if you really want to live it up, you could put in a whole cup of your mix-in of choice.

By: Rachel Goldfarb@twitter

Rachel Goldfarb@twitter — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:23:10 +0000

@bgprincipessa Don’t use all whole wheat flour. They will come out super dense and rock-like. You could sub whole wheat PASTRY flour for part of the flour, but this is definitely not a place for all whole wheat. Buy a bag of all purpose flour. I’m usually willing to spend extra for King Arthur Flour because it’s what my mom always bought…

By: jenfizz

jenfizz — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:03:19 +0000

I really don’t understand the scone. They are always mega dry–even when you buy fancy ones in a London tea house. Just make a chocolate peanut butter cookie (or, even better, a brownie).

By: bgprincipessa

bgprincipessa — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:09:37 +0000

@selenana Ah! Your answer made me also realize that I ONLY have whole wheat flour. Is that bad? Does that affect baking processes?

By: Jake Reinhardt

Jake Reinhardt — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:00:34 +0000

yay truly cheap eats!!

By: nori

nori — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:28:36 +0000

I really love scones. I don’t usually eat breakfast, but with these I think I can have the energy to face the day. And they keep a long time.

By: selenana

selenana — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:17:53 +0000

@bgprincipessa You totally can sub in regular milk and butter if you want! Soy milk/margarine are more shelf stable/vegan, but you can definitely sub things out. You could also make them a smidge healthier by using whole wheat pastry flour for half of the flour.