Scone + Donut = Sconut
Are you sitting there wondering what the heck a sconut could be?
You know how you have a plan and everything is set perfectly in your mind? Then you finish creating the recipe and somehow it looks and tastes nothing like your vision.
Yeah, you know what I’m talking about.
Well, that’s how this happy accident was created.
Let’s dive in and find out more.
Honestly, Nova and Zander in My Single Dad (Man Card Book Three) are probably itching to add this recipe to their menu at the coffee shop.
Can you see it now? This pretty little treat would sit on a beautiful white porcelain cake stand. It would look lovely placed right up front in the glassed-in case.
You want a slice, don’t you?
We should probably discuss how this recipe really happened. Full transparency, right?
This recipe was made during our quarantine. Hubby and I were home together, and we wanted more donuts, but we didn’t have fresh oil. Insert the sad faces. Seriously, those Maple Bacon Yeasted Donuts were WAY too good, and we really wanted more. BUT we’ll have to wait and enjoy them another day (and we’ll buy more oil, too).
Instead, I tried baking the yeasted donut recipe. It did bake but the inside was very dense. After several bites, hubby realized what I had created.
A SCONUT.
It seriously tasted like a donut AND a scone.
Ya’ll, this happy accident was fun AND delicious.
Now I want to make this recipe again, but add brandy soaked raisins. YUM!
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Sconut with Chocolate Frosting
Recipe by Terra Kelly
Prep: 30-40 minutes
Inactive: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook: 20-25 minutes
Serves: 10-15 slices
Ingredients
¾ cup half and half (or favorite milk)
3 Tbsp butter, salted
1 package of active yeast
2 ½ Tbsp water, 105-112 degrees F
1 large egg, beaten
2 ½ Tbsp sugar
¾ tsp salt
1 Tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp cinnamon
15.5 oz all-purpose flour + more for dusting
3 Tbsp olive oil
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
5-7 Tbsp half and half (or favorite milk)
Directions
For dough:
In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm milk but don’t let it come to a boil. In a small bowl, add butter and pour warmed milk over the butter to melt it completely.
In a separate small bowl with lukewarm water (at least 105-112 degrees Fahrenheit) add yeast and let it sit for five minutes.
KitchenAid mixer- add yeast/water mixture, the milk and melted butter mixture, sugar, egg, salt, maple syrup, cinnamon, and half the flour. Start mixing with flat beater attachment until all the ingredients are fully incorporated. Add more flour slowly. When the dough is a thicker consistency switch to the dough hook and continue adding more flour until the dough is formed and moving away from the sides. The dough will be a little sticky, but you need it to be formed enough to easily remove it from the bowl.
In a large bowl, add olive oil and coat all sides of the bowl. Add the dough and cover all the sides of the dough with the oil. Cover bowl with damp towel and place it in a warm area for one hour. The dough should double in size.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprinkle sheet pan with small amount of flour.
On a lightly floured surface, add the dough that has been proofed. Push down out until about 9 inches in diameter all around. You can cut out center to make it look like a large donut. Place prepared dough onto a lightly floured sheet pan. Place the sheet pan in a warm space for an additional 30 minutes to proof for a little longer.
Then bake sconut for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Center should be above 200 degrees Fahrenheit. (This is not always recommended but you could carefully check with a fork to see if the center is cooked through.)
Let the sconut cool completely before adding the glaze.
For Glaze: In a small bowl, add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and half and half. Add the half and half one tablespoon at a time. You want the chocolate glaze to be thick, but yet still loose enough to pipe onto top of sconut.
Enjoy with your favorite cup of coffee or tea!
Note: Yes, this is an odd name for a recipe. BUT trust me, when you bake the yeasted donut recipe it turns out so differently. It’s really fun and delicious.
