Tea and frocks...

 It was a Grammy Day today with the girls spending the day at our house.  After naps we had tea.  The little girls dressed up in their frocks and I baked the Chocolate Chip-Orange Scones and boiled water for our tea.  It really was a nice treat.

 Peach wore a Thumbelina frock.

Toodles wore a Snow White gown.

Thank you, Maggs and Pom Pom for the tea-spiration.  We had a nice afternoon talking about bugs and books while we sipped and snacked.  The scones were a new-to-me recipe and will be made many times again.  Here is my revised version:

Chocolate Chip-Orange Scones

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt

7  tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and cubed 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 11 tablespoons fresh orange juice Zest of the orange crystal sugar

Directions:

1.	Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2.	In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender or a large fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the chocolate chips. Mix in the orange juice to form a dough.
3.	Turn out the dough on a floured surface. Pat or roll into a 9 inch circle about 1/2 inch thick. Cut scones as you like.  Transfer the scones to the baking sheet.  Brush with milk or cream and sprinkle with crystal sugar.
4.	Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 12-15 minutes. Move to wire racks to cool.  Eat.