Chocolate Chip Scones

RECIPE

Servings 6 | Prep Time30 | Total Time cooking 18 minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 ½  tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp fine salt  (heaping)

¼ cup sugar

6 T. butter – COLD

¾ cup heavy cream

¼ tsp. vanilla

1 large egg

 1/3 cup (rounded)  semi sweet chocolate chips (I use Guittard brand (46%) in the gold bag )

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

1. In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Mix well. Cut in butter.  Place in freezer for 20 min.

2. In a separate bowl, combine cream and vanilla with egg. Whisk completely.

3. Set aside 1/4 cup of the egg/cream mixture - to be added, as needed, once the dough is being made.

4. Stir  chocolate chips into the flour mixture.

5. Combine the majority of the egg/cream wet mixture with the dry ingredients. Add some of the 1/4 cup extra liquid, as needed, to form a dough that you can work with. It should be slightly sticky.

7. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently press dough down  (about 1” thick) into rectangle. Fold the entire mass over itself, twice,. and form a rectangle again.

8. Using a very sharp knife, cut the dough into equal size square sizes and place each square on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

9. If you can, refrigerate the un-cooked scones for 15 minutes before baking.

10. Bake for 15 minutes on middle oven rack and then move to top rack of oven for 3 additional minutes, until tops are lightly brown.