Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Add the butter in flakes and rub into a crumbly dough with your fingers. Add sugar and chocolate chips and stir with the milk to form a smooth batter (works great with a spoon).
Roll out on a lightly floured work surface into a 12 cm x 12 cm square (approx. 25 mm thick) and cut into 9 squares. Place enough space on a lightly greased tray, brush with milk and bake in a preheated oven at 220 ° C (top / bottom heat) for about 10-12 minutes - until they are golden yellow and risen nicely.
British pastry recipe served with butter and jam for morning tea. Traditionally for scones, not very sweet shortbread dough with milk is kneaded, the process is very simple. Due to repeated folding and stretching, the dough in the finished baked goods bec...