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Best Scones with Buttermilk

These are the best buttermilk scones! They are bursting with orange and chocolate and perfect for anytime of the day!
Author Lisa

Ingredients

Scones

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar plus extra for sprinkling on top
  • 2 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¾ cup cold butter
  • orange peel from one orange
  • 1 cup buttermilk plus more for brushing on top
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips

Easy Glaze (optional)

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ tbs milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400˚ and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl.
  • Cut in the butter. You can use a fork or your hands! You want the dough to be somewhat clumpy/sandy.
  • Mix in the orange peel.
  • Add the buttermilk and orange extract and mix until fully combined.
  • Add chocolate chips to dough and mix until evenly distributed.
  • Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out. You can cut the scones into any shapes you want, but I opted for wedge shapes. To get the wedge shapes I separted my dough into three balls, flattened each ball into a ~5in circle and then cut them into four wedges.
  • Place scones on lined baking sheet. Brush each scone with buttermilk and sprinkle a little sugar on each one.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • 10. While baking mix together the powdered sugar and milk to make the glaze. You can add more or less powdered sugar or milk to get the thickness you prefer.
  • 11. Drizzle with glaze when the scones are done- even though they are good enough to eat with it!
  • 12. Enjoy!

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