Chocolate Chip Scones

Tis the season to start baking.. 
fa la la la la la LAAAAAAA!  
So here is the beginning of my baking for the Christmas Season.. 

Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients

2 Cups Flour

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 Stick Butter, Frozen

Zest of 1 Lemon

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup Chocolate Chunk Chobani Yogurt

1 Egg

1 Tsp Vanilla

Sprinkle of Sugar 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 

Grate frozen butter

and lemon zest into flour mixture. 

Mix in chocolate chips.

In a separate bowl 

combine yogurt, egg and vanilla.

Pour yogurt mixture into dry ingredients.

Mix with a fork until crumbly.

Then use your hands to form a large ball.

Break dough into equal balls 

and bake in a greased scone pan.  Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 18 minutes until golden brown.

Viola!  Beautiful Scones to Share with someone you love!

Happy Baking!

I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie .. Oh MY!

Happy Thanksgiving!  

Today I am sharing with you an A-mazing pie recipe that we are bringing for Thanksgiving.. 

Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie.. Oh MY!

Here's how to make it so your family and guests will  be thankful for you!

Ingredients

1 pie crust (mine is from scratch..yay)

Pie Crust Recipe

1 cup white sugar

1 cup light corn syrup 

1 stick butter

4 eggs

1/4 cup bourbon

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup special dark chocolate chips

1 cup chopped pecans

Start by combining sugar, corn syrup and butter in a small saucepan.

Stir constantly over medium heat until butter melts. 

Set aside to cool. 

In a separate bowl combine eggs, bourbon, vanilla and salt.

Whisk together with a fork.

Slowly temper your corn syrup mixture into the egg so that you don't end up with scrambled egg pie!

Add your dark chocolate chips and pecans. 

Stir and pour into your pie crust.

Bake for 50 minutes in a 350 degree oven,

 let it cool and enjoy with your family!

Once your are full grab your wallet and coat 

(if on the East coast) and head out for your Black Friday shopping extravaganza.. 

after all it IS tradition!

Love,

Pinkapotamus

Balsamic Plum "Plaid" Pie

When life hands you plums.. make plum pie!

At the farmer's market they have giant bags of fruit or veggies for a whopping $2.  So we ALWAYS buy atleast two bags of SOMETHING!  This week it was plums (and avocados.. yum!) so of course we had to find some creative way to use about 4lbs of plums.. enter the Plum Pie!

Ingredients

Filling

8 plums peeled and chopped

1/3 cup sugar (we used organic)

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Crust (1/2 batch)

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tsp sugar

1 cup butter

1 egg lightly beaten

1/2  teaspoon balsamic vinegar

3 tablespoons icy water

Start by grabbing a friend to peel your plums!

Once peeled, chop into small pieces.

Then toss with sugar, salt and vinegar.

Let the plums marinate while you make the crust.

Now for the crust.

In your mixer blend flour, sugar and salt. 

Then add in cold butter cut into pats.

Mix until flour becomes crumbly.

Then mix the egg, vinegar and ice water so that it makes 1/2 cup of liquid.

Add to the dry ingredients.

Mix until dough becomes sticky.

Flour your counter and roll out your crust.

Place your crust in your pie plate and pour in the plum filling.

Top with a "plaid" (as my lovey calls it) or lattice crust.
Heart is optional!

Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and bubbly.. about 45 minutes.

Delicious!

And of course kid approved!

Enjoy!  And stop by tomorrow when I share my recipe for Lemon Plum Bread!
I am sharing with

Love,

Pinkapotamus