CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES

(recipe by my daughter G)

Ingredients

1 3/4 Cups all-purpose flour

1/3 Cup white sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

5 Tbl unsalted butter, chilled, cubed

1 Cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/4 Cup orange juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400*F (200*C)

2. Spray a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
She uses a scone pan with 16 individual triangle sections.

3. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

4. With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until it resembles course crumbs.

5. Fold in the chocolate chips.

6. Mix in the orange juice to form a crumble-like dough

7. Bake in pre-heated oven until golden brown, approximately 12 minutes.

8. Move to wire rack to cool.