Chocolate chip orange scones

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1¾ cup Flour
⅓ cup Sugar
3 tablespoons Unsweetened cocoa powder
2½ teaspoon Baking powder
¼ teaspoon Salt
4 tablespoons Butter or margarine,
Cold; cut-up
½ cup Semisweet chocolate chips, m
¼ cup Candied orange peel; chopped
½ cup Heavy cream, cold
2 Egg yolks
1 Egg white; lightly beaten

Directions

Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 0:38

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. With 2 knives or a pastry cutter, cut in butter until pastry is crumbly. Stir in chocolate chips and orange peel.

2. In a small bowl, beat cream and egg yolks with a fork until well blended, then quickly stir into dry ingredients until dough is soft and holds together.

3. On a greased foil-lined baking sheet, drop dough by scant ¼ cupfuls into 12 mounds. Brush with egg white.

4. Bake 13 to 18 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Do not overbake to avoid drying out scones. Let cool in pan.

NOTE: Dough can also be prepared in a food processor: Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Process to mix. Add butter and process with on/off motion until mixture is crumbly. Add cream and egg yolks and process until dough holds together. Stir in chocolate chips and orange peel. Continue as directed in step 3.

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