Chocolate Chip Orange Scones

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• all-purpose
• 13 cup sugar granulated
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter unsalted
• chilled
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest grated
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips miniature
• 1 each egg whites mixed with
• 1/2 cup water for glaze
• optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees; butter a 9-inch circle in the center of a baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. Cut the butter into 1/2-inch ted into the center comes out clean.
4. Remove the baking sheet to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes.
5. With a spatula, transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool.
6. Recut into wedges if necessary.
7. Serve warm or cool completely and store in an air-ti g Recipe from: Ye Olde Nantucket House in Chatham, Massachusetts.