Chocolate Chip Scones

After my last success with making scones, I had promised myself that I’ll try another batch soon.. So when my son announced that he was hungry, I decided to bake some scones. And as he too had a sweet tooth like me , I finalized the Chocolate Chip Scones.

Recipe Source
Joy of Baking

Ingredients

All purpose flour – 2 cups (260 grams)
granulated white sugar- 1/4 cup (50 grams)
baking powder – 1 1/4 teaspoon
baking soda – 1/4 teaspoon
salt – 1/4 teaspoon
unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces – 1/2 cup (113 grams)
milk or semi sweet chocolate chips or chunks – 1/2 cup (90 grams)
dried cherries or cranberries – 1/2 cup (75 grams)
pure vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
buttermilk – 2/3 – 3/4 cup (160 – 180 ml)

Method

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and place rack in middle of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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.
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 or flour as necessary). Do not over mix the dough.
Transfer to a lightly floured surface and dough gently four or five times and then pat the dough into a circle that is about 7 inches (18 cm) round and about 11/2 inches (3.75 cm) thick.
Cut this circle in half, then cut each half into 4 pie-shaped wedges (triangles). Place the scones on the baking sheet. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk.
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 place on a wire rack to cool.

Makes 8 scones.