CHOCOLATE SCONES!

the oven was already really hot,
and there were already loaves of hot, crusty, fresh sourdough filling
the Folk Life & Liberty Fortress with that warm welcoming wafting aroma
of perfectly baked and perfectly wonderful wheaten warrior poetry.
that's where i was at-
basking in the success of a pair of BIG loaves,
with dark crust, and fluffy, chewy crumb,
and enough massive mass to satisfy several hungry hungry hippogriffs-
but,
that's exactly when i decided to do something else.
something fancier.
something MORE.
yeah, neighbors- too much is the right amount,
and with emanating firebox begging to be utilized (that's what she said?)
i had to bring the boomfire back to bear on some brownie-style scones!
word.
the idea crossed my mind, and then doubled-back with a back-in-black attack
to double-down on some quad-shot cocoa exxxplosivity.
....and i'm glad it did.
check the teleport:

CHOCOLATE SCONES!!!
mmmmmmmmmmm.
i kind of freaked it off the whole time, with some very fast-and-loose mixing,
but i recall enough of the process to approximate what happened for you guys.
scones are just about always awesome.
that's real.
but, when they're full of chocolate?
they're even more expert than ever.
here's what you're gonna gotta get into:
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BROWN TRIANGLE ANGELS!
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preheat your oven to 410℉
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in a big ol' bowl,
using a pastry cutter,
blend together:
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2 1/2 cups flour;
1/2 tsp salt;
1/4 cup sugar;
1/4 cup cocoa;
2 tsp bakey powpow;
1 tsp bakey soda;
5 T vegan butter;
4 T vegan creamchee'.
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when thoroughly and completely combined,
using a rubber spatula, blend in:
1/3 cup cacao nibs;
1/2 cup vegan sour cream.
- next, add:
1/2 cup non-dairy milk;
1 tsp vanilla.
fold and turn and fold and turn, forever,
or until the dryish crumbles become one cohesive layered soft dough.
on a floured surface, press the whole thing into a long rectangle about 3/4" tall,
and press a handful or two of chocolate chips into the top.
cut it in half lengthwise, divide each long piece into triangles,
arrange them evenly on a baking tray,
and freeze 'em for fifteen minutes.
this keeps the blow-out blarpification at bay when they hit that hot fuego from the oven.
in just twenty minutes, your excitement should be at an all time high-
but,
hot cocoa scones are NOT that rad at first.
nope.
they taste better when they've cooled a bit.
that's no lie.
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as for me?
i walked crabtree through the sunshiny melty mush
of a warmish morning in the woodsly goodness,
through snow banks and slush heaps,
like we were two out of three of those goldilockin' bears.
yep.
and when we got home,
i hit 'em with some melted chocolate ganache.
huh?
it DOES taste different than the chips, despite being made from mostly chips.
that's true!
and the additional stripe-up of that piped-out chocolate sauce
really turned the taste and texture into some serious breakfast business.
oh!
...and yes, i DID eat half a loaf of that fresh-baked sourdough before i started my walk.
rules is rules, kids.
hot bread is a gift from the universe that should never be squandered.
real talk.
and ten i had a few of these new hottnesses too.
i did.
i'm a glutton,
for punishment, yeah;
but also in the traditional sense of the word as well.
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my clients are good ones.
that's word.
they come form far and wide,
and they always show up ready for both the art portion of the program,
AND the rapid-fire veiled philosophical debating and berating that comes along with it.
yup.
competent conversational acumen, man.
i have that, and i share that,
and together, we're all growing upwards and outwards on an ethereal level.
mmhmmm.
our consciousness, consciences, and limned aural unconsciouses are all combining
and touching,
and overlapping,
and resonating to the ultralectromagnetics of those coil-based real-deal tattoo transmogriphiers.
you've got to be pretty good at being yourself to come back for more of that,
because it's more demanding than just taking your lumps in the chair.
i feel grateful today for the continued interactive participation of those people who
choose the wrench along with me.
i'm doing the best i can, and it's getting better all the time;
never quiet, never soft.....