Chocolate chip scones
Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2
teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons butter, chilled
and cubed
- ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Mix in the orange juice to form a dough.
Turn out the dough on a floured surface. Pat or roll into a 20cm circle about 1½ cm thick. With a fluted biscuit cutter, cut out scones, pushing the dough scraps together for the last few, if necessary.
Transfer the scones to the baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Move to wire racks to cool.
