Orange and Dark Chocolate Scones with Orange Glaze

🧂 Ingredients

• for the orange and dark chocolate scones:
• 2 c. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• 3 T. sugar
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• zest from 1 large orange
• ½ c. cold

  unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ c. buttermilk

  do not substitute
• 1 large egg

  lightly beaten
• 2 oz. dark chocolate

  chopped into 1/4″ pieces (I used Lindt 70% cocoa)
• for the orange glaze:
• ¾ c. powdered sugar
• 1 T. freshly squeezed orange juice
• zest from 1 large orange

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 425° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• 2 In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar,
  cinnamon, and orange zest. With a rigid pastry blender or two knives, cut in
  butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center, and then
  add buttermilk and egg. Stir just until combined (do not overmix). Gently fold
  in chocolate.
• 3 Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead 5 or 6 times. Pat
  into an 8” circle and cut into 8 wedges. Transfer to baking sheet. Bake until
  scones are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let scones sit
  on baking sheet for a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• 4 While scones are still warm, prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together
  all glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle the orange glaze over the scones.
• 5 Serve warm or at room temperature. Best eaten on the day they are baked.

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