Scones Recipe ⇝ Date and Chocolate Chip Whole Wheat Scones

Chopped dates and chocolate chips add a bright, sweet note to these quick whole wheat scones.

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ⅓ cup cold butter
• ¾ cup chopped dates
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• 1 ½ cups milk
• milk for brushing
• extra sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Sift together wheat and all-purpose flours, baking powder, salt, sugar and cinnamon into a large bowl. Rub butter into dry ingredients until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in dates and chocolate chips. Mix in the milk, just until blended and form dough into a ball.
3. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Roll into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Dip a round cookie cutter into flour (to prevent sticking) then cut out round scones. Place scones on a greased baking sheet. Brush with milk and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
4. Bake in preheated oven until risen and golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories164
• carbohydrateContent27.3 g
• cholesterolContent10.7 mg
• fatContent5.6 g
• fiberContent2.8 g
• proteinContent3.7 g
• saturatedFatContent3.3 g
• sodiumContent310.5 mg
• sugarContent9 g