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    Home » Recipes » Chai Infused Scones

    Chai Infused Scones

    Published: Feb 5, 2018 · Modified: May 5, 2021 by Amanda Wilens · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    Chai infused scones. Okay, so I needed to separate all of these scone recipes...I have too many, but also there are never too many scones. The base for all of these is by far my favorite. I really have become a scone snob and I hope these live up to the hype for you too.

    More scone recipes linked below!

    Favorite tool for making scones is a cheese grater for the butter, here is a good one with the large whole size for cutting up the butter as needed!

    Makes 8 scones

    chai infused scones overhead

    Table of Contents

    • Ingredients for infused Butter
    • Ingredients for Chai Infused Scones
    • How to make Chai Infused Butter
    • How to make Chai Infused Scones
    • Other Scone Recipes to Try
    • Love this Recipe?
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    Ingredients for infused Butter

    • 8 tablespoon unsalted butter cut into small cubes
    • 8 teaspoon loose chai tea

    Ingredients for Chai Infused Scones

    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 6 tablespoon infused butter, cold
    • 2 teaspoon loose chai tea
    • ½ cup + 2 tablespoon heavy cream (more for brushing)
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup cinnamon sugar

    How to make Chai Infused Butter

    1. Place butter in a pan on the stove over medium-low heat. Don't let the butter brown, but liquefy.
    2. Add tea leaves and let steep for 5 minutes on low heat.
    3. Remove from heat and let sit for another 5 minutes.
    4. Using a fine strainer/ sieve push the butter through into a bowl. Push hard on the tea leaves to get as much butter as possible. You want 6 tablespoon in the end.
    5. Let butter return to room temp and solidify. Place in the refrigerator until hardened again.
    chai infused scones with chai spice on top

    How to make Chai Infused Scones

    1. Preheat oven to 425° F, prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly flour one.
    2. In large bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
    3. Cut in the butter (use cheese grater to make this easier), the mixture needs to be a little chunky, not smooth. Add in loose chai tea leaves. Mix.
    4. Pour in the heavy cream and egg, mix with hands until a dough forms. Roll dough out on a floured surface and form a circle about 1" thick.
    5. Cut your dough into triangles as you would a pizza with a pizza cutter (or use cookie cutter to make shapes). Brush the scones with a little heavy cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
    6. Place scones on prepared sheet separated 1-2 inches. Bake for roughly 20 minutes or until slightly golden.
    7. Remove scones and let cool.
    8. Enjoy!
    chai infused scones in pan
    chai infused scones

    Other Scone Recipes to Try

    • Scone Recipes

    Love this Recipe?

    Did you make this recipe and just love it? Awesome! If you have a quick minute and could leave a star rating and comment below, I would appreciate the support and knowing your feedback! And if you’re over on Instagram, be sure to tag me in your photos! 

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    Chai Infused Scones

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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 25 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 8 scones
    Author: Amanda Wilens

    Ingredients

    Infused butter
    • 8 tablespoon unsalted butter cut into small cubes
    • 8 teaspoon chai tea leaves
    Scone
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 6 tablespoon infused butter cold
    • 2 teaspoon loose chai tea
    • ½ cup heavy cream + 2 Tbsp, more for brushing
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup cinnamon sugar

    Instructions

    Infused butter

    • Place butter in a pan on the stove over medium-low heat. Don't let the butter brown, but liquefy.
    • Add tea leaves and let steep for 5 minutes on low heat.
    • Remove from heat and let sit for another 5 minutes.
    • Using a fine strainer/ sieve push the butter through into a bowl. Push hard on the tea leaves to get as much butter as possible. You want 6 tablespoon in the end.
    • Let butter return to room temp and solidify. Place in the refrigerator until hardened again.

    Scone

    • Preheat oven to 425° F, prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly flour one.
    • In large bowl mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
    • Cut in the butter (use cheese grater to make this easier), the mixture needs to be a little chunky, not smooth. Add in loose chai tea leaves. Mix.
    • Pour in the heavy cream and egg, mix with hands until a dough forms. Roll dough out on a floured surface and form a circle about 1" thick.
    • Cut your dough into triangles as you would a pizza with a pizza cutter (or use cookie cutter to make shapes). Brush the scones with a little heavy cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
    • Place scones on prepared sheet separated 1-2 inches. Bake for roughly 20 minutes or until slightly golden.
    • Remove scones and let cool.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    - Butter: Should be super cold. You can cut this up with a knife or the easiest way is to use a cheese grater.
    - Flavors: if these aren't your flavor choices, check out other scone recipes on my site by typing in "scone" in the search bar.
    - American scones: these are American, not English scones, so more crumbly than biscuity.
    - Shapes: You can slice these with a pizza cutter into triangles or a cookie cutter for circles or other shapes, just be careful of the bake time.

    All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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