Chocolate Chip Scones #1

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• Egg mixture for brushing tops of scones:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 t. baking powder
• 1/4 t. baking soda
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces
• 1/2 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
• 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
• 1 t. pure vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 T. milk
• Cinnamon sugar:
• 2 T. sugar
• 1/4 t. ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut the butter into small pieces and blend into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chunks or chips and dried cherries or cranberries. In a small measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk and vanilla extract and then add to the flour mixture. Stir just until the dough comes together (add more buttermilk if necessary). Do not overmix the dough.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches round and about 11/2 inches thick. Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 4 pie-shaped wedges. Place the scones on the baking sheet. Make an egg wash of one well-beaten egg mixed with 1 T. milk and brush the tops of the scones with this mixture. To make the cinnamon sugar, mix together the sugar and ground cinnamon. Sprinkle the tops of the scones with a little of the cinnamon sugar.
Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from oven and then turn your broiler on high. Sift confectioners sugar over the tops of the scones and place them under the broiler. Broil for just a few seconds until the sugar has melted and turns golden brown. This will happen quickly, so watch out! Transfer to a wire rack to cool.