My Favourite Iced Coffee

It's summer and it's hot hot hot! I love it, especially when I have some of this delicious iced coffee. Add some sweetened condensed milk and it's just divine! 

3 1/4 cups ground coffee

8 cups boiling water

8 cups cold water

Ice cubes

1 can sweetened condensed milk

Put coffee grounds in large heat safe bowl. Add the boiling water and stir so all the grounds are mixed in. Let sit for at least 5 minutes.

Place a sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth over another large bowl. Pour the coffee mixture through the sieve/cheesecloth straining out the grounds. Pour the coffee concentrate into a large pitcher and add the 8 cups of cold water. Refrigerate until cold. 

To serve: Fill glass 3/4 full with ice. Add coffee and some sweetened condensed milk. I usually add about 1-2 tablespoons, but it depends how sweet you like it. Make sure to stir because the condensed milk tends to sink to the bottom. Enjoy!

Note: this coffee concentrate will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month. But let's be honest, it's not going to take that long to consume. :)

*adapted from www.natashaskitchen.com

Mocha Scones

Oh these are tasty! This is one of my latest finds on Pinterest. What a delicious way to start a Saturday.

For the scones:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, frozen
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup strong coffee, room temperature
1 egg

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare pans (line with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray).

In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in frozen butter. Works really well to grate frozen butter using a cheese grater. Add chocolate chips.

In a small bowl whisk together the sour cream, coffee and egg until smooth. Then stir into the flour mixture. Mix together until dough forms (dough will be quite sticky).

Place dough on floured surface and shape into a rectangle. Using a sharp knife, cut rectangle into 8 smaller rectangles and then cut each rectangle diagonally to create 16 triangles.

Place scones on prepared pans and bake for 15 minutes.


For the glaze:

1/4 cup strong coffee
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate, melted

When the scones have cooled its time to put the glaze on. In a small bowl combine the icing sugar and coffee and whisk until smooth. Stir in the melted chocolate until combined.

Drizzle the mocha glaze over the scones and let set for about an hour.

From http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/mocha-scones-recipe/