Chocolate Chip Scones

Thanks Erica for this Recipe. I am so ready to try it tomorrow!

Chocolate Chip* Scones

2 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 t baking powder... See More
1/4 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
8 T unsalted butter, frozen
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg!

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal)

3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.

4. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)

5. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

* I add 1t vanilla and 1 cup chocolate chips ** or 1t almond extract with dried berries and raisons*