Chai Latte Scones

Yes, now you can drink your chai and eat it too!  The spices in a chai latte just conjure up feelings of peace and relaxation. (For me anyway! Don't ask me why, it's just one of those things.)  So, when I saw this coffee creamer ....

I immediately wanted to give it a try.  I also could not get the idea of cooking with it out of my head.  I decided to try it in scones. 

Chai Latte Scones with a 'Dirty Chai' glaze (a Makin' it Mo'Betta original!)

2 cups flour (I used a combination of whole wheat and cake flour)

2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. nutmeg

1/4 t. cloves

1/4 t. ginger

1/4 t. sea salt

1-2 Chai Tea bags

4 T. butter (cold, cut into small chunks)

1/2 c. plain yogurt

1/2 c. chai latte creamer

3 T. brown sugar

1 t.vanilla

Glaze:  chai latte creamer, instant coffee or espresso powder, confectioners sugar

Directions - Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Mix together flour, baking powder, spices, salt and tea (removed from tea bags).  Cut in cold butter.  (it will be a dry and crumbly mixture).  In separate bowl, combine plain yogurt, creamer, brown sugar and vanilla.  Add yogurt mixture into flour mixture and gently mix until just combined.  Place dough on floured surface and shape into a circle.

My dough was super sticky, but I didn't want to keep adding flour and kneading it in.  So, I patted out my circle of dough, about an inch thick, and placed it on my baking sheet (with a silicone mat).  I made cut marks in my dough, but didn't separate it.  After baking, I cut it into triangles.  This worked fine.

My glaze was an experiment, so I didn't even write down measurements.  I added about a cup of confectioners sugar into a small bowl, added in a couple tablespoons of creamer (start with one and add until you get desired consistency) and a couple teaspoons of coffee. You should dissolve coffee in a small (maybe a teaspoon) of warm water before adding it to the other ingredients.  I forgot to do this, and it took forever to mix in smoothly.  If the mixture is too thin, add more powdered sugar - if too thick, add more creamer.  (FYI - if you are not familiar with a Dirty Chai - check it out here!)  You could also add coffee into the scones themselves, or leave it out all together.

Verdict?  YUM!  Perfect with a cup of coffee (or chai tea!)

I'm linking this recipe up with Homemaker on a Dime, Delightfully Dowling, Mouthwatering Monday @ A Southern Fairytale, Skip to my Lou, Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative, Delicious Dishes at It's a Blog Party, Tuesdays at the Table at All the Small Stuff, Tasty Tuesdays @ 33 Shades of Green, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, Made from Scratch Tuesday, Tasty Tuesday @ For The Love Of Blogs,Blue Cricket Design,Wow Me Wednesday at Ginger Snap Crafts, Lady Behind the Curtain, Miz Helen's Country Cottage, A Little Nosh, Simply Delish, It's a Keeper, Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo, One Artsy Mama,  Simple Living with Diane Balch, Everyday Mom Cakes, Around My Family Table,  Just us Four, Yummy Inspirations, Six Sisters' Stuff, The Sweet Details for Savory Sunday; and Eat at Home for ingredient spotlight - sour cream & yogurt AND tea

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