Mocha Pecan Scones Food

MOCHA CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, combine coffee, cream, 1 egg, and vanilla extract; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine baking mix, sugar, white baking, and chocolate chips.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and work into a crumbly dough. On a lightly floured surface, form dough into a 9-inch disk (approximately 1/2-inch thick). Cut into 12 wedges and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cream and remaining beaten egg. Brush tops of scones with egg mixture and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with butter!

MOCHA-CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. In small bowl, stir coffee powder into 1 cup whipping cream; set aside.
• In large bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup sugar, the baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in chocolate chips and reserved whipping cream mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened and dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• On cookie sheet, pat dough into 9-inch round. With sharp knife dipped in flour, cut round into 8 wedges, but do not separate wedges. Brush with 1 tablespoon whipping cream; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully cut to separate wedges. Serve warm and top with whipped cream and additional chocolate chips.

MOCHA PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients. Combine buttermilk, egg, and espresso powder. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients. Add pecans and chips. Knead 5 to 6 times. Divide in half. Pat into 6 inch circles. Cut into 8 wedges. Brush with 1 tablespoon milk and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

MOCHA SHEET CAKE WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 15 1/2x10 1/2x1-inch jelly roll pan. Stir 1/2 cup butter, coffee, 1/2 cup cocoa and vegetable oil in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in large bowl until blended. Whisk in cocoa mixture. Whisk buttermilk, eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla in medium bowl until blended. Add to flour mixture and blended well. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cake to rack.
• Meanwhile, stir milk and remaining 1/2 cup butter and 1/4 cup cocoa in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until smooth. Bring mixture to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.Add powdered sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and whisk until smooth.
• Spread frosting over warm cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Cool cake completely and serve.

CHRISTA'S PEACH PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix flour, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Cut in butter until it forms pea-sized pieces.
• Whisk heavy cream and 2 eggs together in a small bowl. Add to the flour-butter mixture. Mix in peaches and pecans until just combined.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Pat into a round disc about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges. Transfer wedges to the baking sheet.
• Whisk 1 egg and water together in a small bowl. Brush over wedges. Sprinkle raw sugar on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

MOCHA PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the wafer crumbs, 2 cups confectioners' sugar, pecans and cocoa. Stir in milk and coffee (mixture will be sticky)., With hands dusted in confectioners' sugar, shape dough into 3/4-in. balls; roll in remaining confectioners' sugar or additional baking cocoa if desired. Store in an airtight container.

MAPLE-PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Whisk cream and 3 tablespoons maple syrup together in a bowl.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor; pulse 3 times to combine. Drop cold butter pieces evenly over top and continue to pulse until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, about 6 pulses.
• Transfer flour mixture to a large bowl. Add toasted pecans and cream mixture. Stir until dough begins to come together.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until a rough, sticky ball forms. Divide into 2 balls and flatten slightly. Cut each circle into 4 wedges and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking rack, about 10 minutes.
• While the scones are cooling, whisk 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons maple syrup together until well combined.
• Drizzle glaze over scones.

MOCHA PECAN SCONES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter with a pastry blender (or two knives) until crumbly.
• Combine buttermilk, egg and espresso powder. Stir until powder dissolves. Add buttermilk mixture, nuts and 1 cup chocolate chips to dry ingredients, stirring until just moistened.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5 or 6 times. Divide dough into 4 parts; pat out each part into a 6 inch circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges and place wedges 2 inch apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Brush with milk and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until scones are lightly browned.
• Place 1 cup chocolate chips in a small, heavy-duty Ziploc bag and submerge in hot water until melted. Snip a tiny hole in the corner of the bag and drizzle over scones.

MOCHA PECAN BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large bowl crumble cookie dough.
• Stir in cocoa, espresso powder and pecans.
• Shape dough into 48 pieces.
• Wrap each piece around a Hershey Kiss.
• Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.
• Transfer to wire rack.
• Cool for 5 minutes.
• Roll in confectioners sugar.
• Store in covered container.