Book Club Scones

     This week, my book club had our 3rd Annual Post-Christmas brunch/ scarf swap.  This year seems to have been a hectic one for a lot of people and we haven't actually chosen or discussed a book in months!  I'm glad we still carried on this tradition and spent some time outside of school together.  It's always nice to catch up with the girls.  This year, there were two new additions to the group-Wren and her new pal Quinn. 

Chocolate Chip Coconut Scones
Recipe from breadbaking.about.com

Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar, plus 1 tsp for topping
1/4 cup chilled butter, choopped
1 cup milk
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup shredded coconut
egg white

Method
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
1. Grease a baking sheet.
2. In a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.  Add the butter and work into the mixture using a pastry blender until the mixture is crumbly. 
3. Add milk, chocolate, and coconut.  Mix to form a sticky dough.
4. Knead the dough for about 30 seconds on a floured surface.  Form the dough into a ball and pat into a circle about 3/4 of an inch thick. 
5. Place the dough on the baking sheet and use a pizza cutter to cut it into 8 wedges.  Separate the wedges.
6. Use a pastry brush to glaze the top of the scones with the egg white.  Sprinkle with sugar.
7. Bake for about 18 minutes or until the scones are cooked through. 
8. Cool and serve.