Chocolate Filled Peanut Butter Scones |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 17 Minutes |
Ready In: 32 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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This is another neat recipe I found and just *had* to post. It really sounds good! 8) Ingredients:
2 cups flour |
1/2 cup brown sugar |
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 cup butter |
3/4 cup peanut butter |
1/4 cup milk |
2 eggs |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped |
1 1/2 ounces chocolate |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. In large bowl, combine the the flour, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. Cut butter into 1/2-inch cubes and drop them over flour mixture.
4. With pastry blender or two knives used like scissors, cut butter until resembles coarse crumbs.
5. In a small bowl, stir the peanut butter, milk, eggs and vanilla extract.
6. Add peanut butter mixture to flour mixture and knead until combined.
7. Knead in peanuts and pat dough out into a 1/2-inch thickness on cutting board.
8. With a floured 2-1/2 inch to 3 inch diameter crinkled round biscuit cutter, cut rounds from the dough.
9. Gather the scraps together and repeat until all dough is used and there are 16 rounds.
10. Put 8 rounds on an ungreased baking sheet.
11. Top each round with piece of the chocolate and one of the remaining circles of dough.
12. Press edges gently to seal.
13. Bake 17-19 minutes or until lightly browned.
14. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack and cool 5 minutes.
15. With spatula, transfer the scones to the wire rack to cool.
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