Chocolate Chip Scones

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⏱ 33 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Scones

This recipe guides you through making traditional chocolate chip scones from scratch. Using self-rising flour and vegetable shortening, the dough comes together quickly before being rolled, cut into wedges, and baked until golden. The result is four tender, lightly sweet scones studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, ideal for serving fresh from the oven.

Chocolate Chip Scones

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unsifted self-rising flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 425F.
  2. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
  3. Place the flour and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
  4. Use a pastry blender or two knives to incorporate the shortening until the texture is like coarse crumbs.
  5. Whisk the milk, egg and vanilla together in a separate small bowl.
  6. Pour this wet mixture into the dry ingredients along with the chocolate chips and stir with a fork until a soft, cohesive dough forms.
  7. Transfer the dough to a surface dusted with flour and knead it gently 5-6 times.
  8. Roll the dough out with a floured rolling pin to form a 7" circle.
  9. Slice the round into 4 equal wedges.
  10. Arrange the scones on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 1" apart.
  11. Lightly press the tops with the tines of a fork.
  12. Bake the scones for 18-20 min.
  13. Continue baking until they are a golden brown colour.
  14. Enjoy these scones while they are still warm.
  15. This recipe yields 4 scones.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium828600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryScones
AuthorDixieSleepyHead