Chai Scones

Name: Chai Scones
Yield: The recipe makes 16 hefty pieces, but it can easily be halved or doubled as desired
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup/200 grams granulated white sugar mixed with one teaspoon/2 grams ground cinnamon, for topping; 1 cup/200 grams granulated white sugar mixed with one teaspoon/2 grams ground cinnamon, for topping; 5 ounces/150 milliliters Masala Chai concentrate; 6 ounces/180 milliliters heavy cream or half-and-half; 6 ounces/180 milliliters heavy cream or half-and-half; 2 egg yolks; Egg wash made from 2 egg yolks mixed with 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters heavy cream or milk; Egg wash made from 2 egg yolks mixed with 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters heavy cream or milk; Egg wash made from 2 egg yolks mixed with 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters heavy cream or milk; Egg wash made from 2 egg yolks mixed with 2 tablespoons/30 milliliters heavy cream or milk; ½ cup/100 grams firmly packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon/2 grams baking powder; 1 pound or 3¾ cups/500 grams all-purpose flour, lightly packed; 1 teaspoon/2 grams ground ginger; 4 ounces/115 grams unsalted (sweet) butter; 1 teaspoon/2 grams ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon/2 grams ground cardamom

Preparation info

The recipe makes
16
hefty pieces, but it can easily be halved or doubled as desired

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

Although we intentionally omitted representative dishes from the traditional English afternoon tea table, the following is our exception, offering it merely as a foil for Darjeeling Peach Conserve (see recipe; see photo).

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