Lady Arianna's Double Chocolate Scones

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chip
• 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 grease a large cookie sheet.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. add the butter to the mix and, using either a pastry cutter or two knives, cut the butter until you see course crumbs occurring.
• 4 in a small mixing bowl, beat the eggs and milk together with a whisk or fork until thoroughly combined then slowly add to the dry ingredients, lightly stirring as you do so. add 1/2 cup of the mini chocolate chips and the orange peel to the batter and stir until just combined. don't overstir it too much.
• 5 using lightly floured hands, shape the dough into an 8 inch round and place on the greased cookie sheet. dust lightly with flour. using a sharp knife, score the round into 8 wedges.
• 6 bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. cool completely on a wire rack.
• 7 transfer to cutting board. in one microwaveable container, melt the remaining mini chocolate chips and in another, melt the chocolate chips, stirring after every 20 seconds of cooking time.
• 8 using spoons, drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the scones. wait 15 minutes for the chocolate to set and then, using a sharp knife, cut the scones into wedges along the score lines made earlier.