Growing up in the west, scones were a fried bread affair, but as an adult, I've found several English type scones that I love as well. These are a scrumptious way to start any day! Orange and chocolate are a yummy pairing, but you could also substitute dried cranberries for the chocolate chips to enjoy a different experience.
3 c. flour (you can use part white, part wheat)
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. orange zest
1/2 c. cold butter or margarine, cut into pieces
3/4 c. chocolate chips
3/4 c. buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Add pieces of butter and cut in with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips, add buttermilk; stir until evenly moistened. Turn dough onto lightly floured board and knead about 10 turns. Divide in 1/2, and form 2 6-inch rounds, placing them on a greased baking sheet. Using a knife, cut through the dough forming 6 wedges. Do not separate them. Bake in preheated oven for 20 min. until golden brown. Remove from oven and glaze while warm. Dust with additional powdered sugar if desired.
Glaze:
1 c. powdered sugar
2-3 Tbsp. orange juice
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Mix together until smooth, adding orange juice to desired consistency. Drizzle over scones.
Notes: These puff up quite a bit, so make sure they have space to do that on your baking sheet.
Some of my favorite fried scone recipes are also on this blog, you can find them at these links: Ever-ready Scones; Quick Scones and Sour Dough Quick Scones.
Jenny
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