Marble Scones

• cups unsifted all-purpose flour↗4 cups
• cup sugar↗1⁄3 cup
• teaspoons baking powder↗4 teaspoons
• teaspoon salt↗1 teaspoon
• teaspoon baking soda↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• cup butter↗2⁄3 cup
• cups buttermilk↗1 1⁄3 cups
• teaspoons vanilla extract↗2 teaspoons
• ounces semisweet chocolate, melted↗2 ounces

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven to 425F.

2. 2

   Grease large baking sheet.

3. 3

   In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.

4. 4

   With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

5. 5

   Remove 1 1/4 c.

6. 6

   flour mixture to medium-size bowl.

7. 7

   In small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla.

8. 8

   In cup, combine 1/4 c.

9. 9

   buttermilk mixture and chocolate.

10. 10

    Add remaining buttermilk mixture to remaining flour mixture in large bowl and mix lightly with fork until mixture clings together and forms a soft dough.

11. 11

    Add chocolate mixture to the1 1/4 c.

12. 12

    flour mixture and stir with fork until it forms a soft dough.

13. 13

    Turn both doughs out onto lightly floured surface; divide chocolate dough into 6 pieces.

14. 14

    Dot 3 chocolate pieces over surface of plain dough.

15. 15

    Fold dough over and dot with remaininng 3 pieces; knead gently 5-6 times to marbelize dough.

16. 16

    Divide dough in half.

17. 17

    With lightly floured rolling pin, roll one half into a 7" round.

18. 18

    Cut into 4 wedges.

19. 19

    Repeat with remaining half of dough.

20. 20

    Place scones, 1" apart, on greased baking sheet.

21. 21

    Pierce tops with tines of fork.

22. 22

    Bake scones 15-18 min.

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    or until golden brown.

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    Serve warm.