Matcha Green Tea Scones with White Chocolate Chips
Get ready for a delightful treat that's both unique and utterly scrumptious with these fantastic Matcha Green Tea Scones! These flaky scones boast a subtle, earthy aroma of matcha green tea that's wonderfully invigorating, perfectly complemented by the sweet, melty bursts of white chocolate chips scattered throughout.
Servings: 8 Scones
Calories: 375kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ cup Matcha green tea powder Ceremonial is a brighter green than culinary
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter frozen and grated
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
Optional Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar optional icing
- 2 teaspoons milk optional icing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a rimmed cookie or baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside for later.
- Measure the flour, baking powder, Matcha tea powder, sugar, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to blend the dry ingredients to thoroughly mixed.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ¼ cup Matcha green tea powder, ¼ teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoon sugar
- Add the grated butter to the dry ingredients. Toss lightly with a fork to coat all the butter. Add grated butter and toss with the fork to distribute the butter though the flour. Add the white chocolate chips and toss lightly again. Make a well in the center of the bowl contents.¼ cup butter, ½ cup white chocolate chips
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg and heavy cream together. Pour into the well of the flour mixture. Mix quickly and lightly with a spatula, scraping the sides to mix all the flour in. The dough should come together as a rough dough ball, kind of shaggy.1 cup heavy cream, 1 large egg
- Turn the shaggy ball of dough onto a lightly floured board or counter top. Flour your hands and lightly pull the dough together into a disc that's about 8" in diameter and 1" thick.
- Place the scone dough disc on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet or baking pan. Cut into 8 wedge pieces and spread out with 1" space apart.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, being very careful not to over bake (the matcha browns and burns easily).
- Remove from oven and wait 10 minutes (they will continue to finish baking) until transferring to a wire cooling rack.
- Mix the powdered sugar and milk to make an optional thin icing to drizzle over the cooled scones before serving.½ cup powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons milk
Notes
- Bake at lower temperatures when using matcha tea powder, as it burns easily or bakes up with brown baked goods.
- Freeze or chill the butter before grating it. Grated frozen butter makes the best scones, bisquits, and pie crust, as it allows the flour and butter make smaller pockets of melting fat when baking. This give a flakier baked good.
Nutrition
Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1018IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 3mg
