Orange Zested Chocolate Chip Scones

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's of every variety out there. 

In addition to copious amounts of cooking, I also am a con-ner. No, I do not commit scams and rob people of their hard earned money, I go to conventions. Nerdy nerdy conventions full of things like cosplays, bronies, trekkie, and jedis. There awesome. I apologize for nothing. I went to one in early April. I crashed at my cousin's house afterwards. As a thank you for letting me couch surf, I baked them breakfast scones! My niece found them salty. But I liked them.  They tasted like a Terry's chocolate orange. 

Note 1: I had no chocolate chips, so I used semi-sweet chocolate bar that I chopped up.  

Orange Zested Chocolate Chip Scones - Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen pg. 190. 

Ingredients

• 2 cups of all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface
• 1/3 cup of sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
• 1 tbsp of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp of salt
• 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 cup of vegan margarine or refined coconut oil
• 1/2 cup of non diary milk (almond, soy, or rice milk) plus extra for brushing
• 1tbsp of freshly squeezed orange juice
• zest of one medium orange
• 2/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips, dairy free

Directions

Note 2: I am writing about the method using the food processor, cause that's what I used. There is also a method using your hands

Note 3: Don't forget parchment paper! I just oil the pan and my scones burned a little. 

1) preheat over to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper

2) In a food processor, process the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until combined

3) Add the margarine, and pulse until crumbly. Add the non-dairy milk, orange zest, orange juice,  and pulse until the dough just comes together. Don't overmix

4) Transfer dough to a bowl and fold in chocolate chips. 

5) Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and liberally flour the top of the dough. Pat the dough into a circle about one inch thick. 

6) Using a sharp knife, cut the dough like a pizza into 8 triangular slices. Transfer each slice to the prepared baking sheet. Leave two inches in between each slice. Brush the tops with non-dairy milk and sprinkle with sugar.

7) Bake for 15 minutes. Until golden on top. Let cool and serve.

semi-sweet chocolate bar, all chopped up. 

Other ingredients. 

folding the chocolate into the dough

floured surface

GIANT COOKIE SCONE. NOM.

On the oiled pan. Use the parchment paper. 

SCONES