Sourdough Derby Pie Scones (chocolate chip walnut scones)
These sourdough derby pie scones are full of chocolate chips and walnuts just like you'd find in Derby Pie! If you're looking for an easier way to make this famous Kentucky Derby dessert, whip up a batch of these chocolate chip walnut scones! You won't be disappointed, they taste just like the pie just in sourdough scone form.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt (sea salt is my favorite)
- 1 tsp baking powder (I like using aluminum-free)
- 8 Tbsp salted cold butter (not margarine)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sourdough discard (AKA unfed starter)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mixing Sourdough Scone Dough
- Begin by combining flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Incorporate butter by using a cheese grater (large side) or cutting it into the mixture with a fork until pea-sized pieces form.
- Add chocolate chips and walnuts and gently combine into the dry mixture.
- Add milk, sourdough discard, vanilla, and egg. Mix gently using a spoon then use your hands to completely incorporate the flour. Your dough will be crumbly, use your hands to combine it and incorporate the flour completely.
Chilling Options (Don't Skip!)
- Option 1 – QUICK SCONES: Place dough, covered with a lid or Saran Wrap, in FREEZER for 10-15 minutes before shaping scones. Not the fridge.
- Option 2 – LONG FERMENTED SCONES: If you want to long ferment the dough so the sourdough can ferment the other ingredients and give you more gut benefits, place the dough in the FRIDGE, covered, for 12-24 hours. If you do this you do not have to do option 1.
Shaping Scone Dough
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for about 15 seconds to get everything to combine.
- Shape dough into a 2-inch high, 6-inch diameter circle.
- Slice dough into 8 pieces like a pie, placing them 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
Baking Sourdough Scones
- Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20-22 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown (stick a toothpick or knife into the center of a scone, if it comes out clean they're done).
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Notes
This is the very first Derby Pie scone on the internet! How cool is that?!
This recipe was developed from scratch in my kitchen by me, Molly LaFontaine, and tested many times to ensure success. Just like all of my recipes on Plum Branch Home. They're created with purpose, cherished in our own home, and developed with my experiences, trial and error, and skills. NEVER AI (artificial intelligence).