What I Love: 1/10/13

This recipe. It's quite yummy! I like the chocolate chips, but dried fruit would also work. It is adapted from the recipe for "Currant Scones" in Tea Time by M. Dalton King.

Basic Scones

2 C. flour
1/3 C. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4 tbsp. cold butter
3/4 C. milk
1 egg
1/2 C. chocolate chips
4 tbsp. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly. In another bowl, blend the milk and egg. Pour into the dry ingredients  stirring until it is mixed. Add the chocolate chips and mix well. The dough will be very wet. Thoroughly flour a flat surface, and turn dough out on it. Knead the dough lightly, and pat it out into 3/4 inch thickness. Use a biscuit cutter to cut out the scones and place them on a greased cookie sheet. Use a pastry brush to spread the melted butter over the tops of the scones. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, and serve with butter or your favorite spread (Nutella or strawberry jam are mine!)