Orange Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones

If you want to start your day like a royal, you can whip up some scones. Katie Rose Watson is the creator of The Rose Table. She shows Good Day the basic recipe and how to add different flavors.
 

Orange Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones

3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
zest of 1/2 an orange
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
Raw sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease two cookie sheets.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, orange zest, and chocolate chips.

Incorporate the butter into the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or spatula. Mix until well-combined. (Some lumps are okay.)

Whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined. (Don’t beat the mixture or your scones will be tough.)

Using a 1/4-cup measuring cup, scoop dough onto two lightly greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. (The rounds should look similar to large cookies about to go in the oven.) Sprinkle scone dough with raw sugar.

Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until they’re golden brown. Serve warm with butter and jam.

See therosetable.com for variations including Cherry Almond Buttermilk Scones, Blueberry Lemon, and Cranberry Vanilla.

LINK: therosetable.com