Pinning... Skinny Scones

Skinny Chocolate Chip Scones

Can you believe I actually made something I pinned on Pinterest! GO ME!!

On MLK Jr. Day I put my domestic hat on and made some skinny scones from the Skinny Tastes blog.

I tweaked the recipe to make them even skinnier by replacing the sugar with Xyitol and the butter with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter for Baking!

Yum Yum Yum, and I think they look pretty good too!

(FYI the pic are the ones I made, not something I found online)

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup cold buttermilk
• 1/4 cup sugar or sugar replacement like me!
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup all purpose flour (Bob's Red Mill)
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour (Bob's Red Mill)
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces or my replacement
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• cooking spray
• 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 tbsp sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°. Combine the first four ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gently fold in chocolate chips. Add milk mixture, stirring just until moist.

Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands. Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4" thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.

Brush egg white over dough and sprinkle evenly with sugar. Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Serve warm.