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    <head>
      <title>Superior Scones</title>
    </head>
    <yield><qty>8</qty></yield>
    <ingredients>
<ing><amt><qty>2</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>all purpose flour</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>T</unit></amt><item>baking powder</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>3</qty><unit>T</unit></amt><item>sugar</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>t</unit></amt><item>salt</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>5</qty><unit>T</unit></amt><item>butter, unsalted and cut into 1/4 inch pieces</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>0.5</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>chocolate chips</item></ing>
<ing><amt><qty>1</qty><unit>c</unit></amt><item>heavy cream</item></ing>
    </ingredients>
    <directions>1.  Position oven rack to middle of oven and preheat to 425 degrees.

2.  Put flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into food processor fitted with a steel blade.  Pulse six times.

3.  Add butter evenly in food processor.  Pulse 12 times (1 sec) until it resembles course meal.  Add chocolate chips and pulse 2 more times.

4. Stir in heavy cream with rubber spatula until dough begins to form in about 30 seconds.

5.  Knead dough by hand until it comes together ina a rough, slightly sticky ball - 5 to 10 seconds.  

6.  Roll dough out so it is about 1" thick.  Cut into 8 wedges or use a cookie cutter to cut rounds.

7.  Brush tops with 1 tablespoon heavy cream and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

8.  Bake until scones are light brown, 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool for 10 minute.  Serve warm or at room temperature. </directions>
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