This chocolate chip scones recipe breaks away from tradition, they're pretty rich and dense. The brown sugar gives their sweetness a depth that goes great with the chocolate chunks. Serve with a butter and jam and a nice cup of tea or coffee.
¾cupbuttermilkcold separate ¼ cup for brushing scones
1large egg
¼cupbrown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
¼teaspoonsalt
6tablespoonbutter85 g cold and cut into small pieces
1cupdark chocolateroughly chopped
sugarsprinkling
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C).
In a bowl whisk together ½ cup of the buttermilk, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla until the mixture is well combined.
In a separate bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt then mix in the butter with your fingers or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
Gently stir the wet mix into the flour mixture, using a fork, until it comes together as a dough, then stir in the chocolate pieces.
Remove the dough to a floured surface, and knead gently for about 1 minute, then pat it into a ¾ inch thick round and cut it into 8 wedges.
Put the wedges on a baking paper lined baking sheet, and brush with the remaining buttermilk, and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake in the center rack of the oven for about 15 - 18 minutes, or until golden brown.