Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup butter (cold, cut into cubes)
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instruction
- Preheat the oven and prep the pan: Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Make the base of the dough: Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt to a large bowl and whisk the dry ingredients together. Then add the cold butter and blend it together with the dry ingredient using a pastry cutter or two forks. You want the mixture to resemble coarse crumbs, so be very careful not to overwork the butter into the flour mixture. Then stir in the chocolate chips.
- Add the wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract. Then add it to the flour mixture and stir just until it holds together.
- Knead the dough: Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and gently knead it about 12 times until the flour is incorporated. Yet, as you knead, be careful not to overwork the dough. You want the mixture to still have chunks of butter, which is what makes the scones bake up so light, flakey, and crumbly good.
- Shape the dough and cut: Form the dough into an 8-inch circle and then cut it into 8 triangular shape wedges. It’s almost like cutting a pizza and you can even use a pizza cutter to do this step.
- Bake the chocolate chip scones: Place the formed scones onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool and serve: When the scones are done baking, allow them to cool on a wire rack for about 30 minutes. Then dust the scones with powdered sugar and serve.
