Chocolate Scones

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter, cold
• 1 large egg
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 4 -6 ounces chocolate chips
• raspberry jam
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease a baking pan and preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients.
• 3 cut the butter into small pieces and incorporate into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter, or a fork, until evenly incorporated.
• 4 in a separate bowl, beat the egg and buttermilk together and stir lightly into the flour mixture.
• 5 mix in the chips.
• 6 knead dough together, just until mixed.
• 7 this is a fairly wet dough-do not add too much flour or handle too much or the scones will get tough.
• 8 on a lightly floured surface, pat or roll the dough out to about 1-inch thick.
• 9 cut with a round 2-inch floured cookie cutter.
• 10 place on a baking sheet and bake about 15 minutes, or until scones are a light golden brown.
• 11 serve with jam and whipped cream.