What is your favorite breakfast pastry? I would have to say that mine is a toss up between a cinnamon roll and a freshly baked scone.
I always used to think that scones were dry and hard. That was because up until a couple years ago I had only had poorly made ones. It was on my honeymoon that my opinion of scones drastically changed. During our stay at the Britt Scripps Inn in San Diego we were served freshly baked scones every morning with breakfast. These scones were amazing! They were soft on the inside with a nice crust on the outside. The flavor was white chocolate chip cranberry, and they were served with strawberry preserves and fresh whipped cream. It was the most wonderful breakfast I had ever had!
Ever since then I have been on the hunt to find delicious scone recipes and recreate them. I have yet to find one as fabulous as those that we had on our honeymoon, but these are a close runner up.
To get the idea for these scones I went to one of my favorite food blogs Tutti Dolci and mildly adapted my recipe based off of her cherry almond scones. To make these scones a little more healthy I added whole wheat pastry flour into the mix. I also that oats would give these scones a nice texture. As always, I tried to cut back on refined sugar and add in some honey. The next time I make these I want to try using all honey, and trust me there will be a next time!
The added buttermilk in these scones helps keep them nice and moist without the need for extra butter. Finally, the chocolate chips, okay so they aren’t so healthy, but they taste fantastic in the scone! Who couldn’t use a little bit of chocolate in the morning! These scones are best just after they’ve cooled enough to cut them into wedges, but they can also be individually wrapped tightly, and stored in the freezer for a later day.
Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Scones
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