Recipe: Gluten-Free Orange Chocolate Chip Scones

Do you know what happens when you leave me alone in the kitchen and I find two oranges and some chocolate chips?  Scones, of course.  Now, the combination of orange and chocolate is often a favorite.  I think the tang of the orange melds so well with the sweetness of chocolate, so it’s a match made in culinary heaven.  So, when life gives you citrus and sweetness, scones happen.

If you are a fan of the chocolate/orange combination, give these a try.

Recipe: Gluten-Free Orange Chocolate Chip Scones

Servings: 12
Time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2-1/4 cups Pamela’s Baking & Pancake Mix
• 1/3 cup sugar (I used Truvia)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips)
• 4 tbsp butter (I used Smart Balance)
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup orange juice (I used freshly squeezed)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Cut in the butter using two knives.

Add the orange zest, orange juice and beaten egg.  Mix together with a fork.  Dough will be thick.

Drop large, tall dollops of dough (scones will spread when baking) onto lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake for 15-17 minutes.

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These truly smelled awesome while they were baking up.  There was this nice orange-y scent in the air.  And when they were done, the warm scone was so pleasing to the taste buds.  I actually ended up loving these more than I thought I might.  So yummy!

So, get out your juicer, warm up that oven, and give these a try.  Especially if orange and chocolate is a favorite flavor combination.