Orange Ginger Dark Chocolate Scones

Orange ginger. Ginger Orange. Orange and Ginger Scones with Dark Chocolate...you decide what to call them.  I'll just call them "da bomb baby!"  These bad boys were sooo good.  And with the orange, ginger and dark chocolate...they're practically a health food! (denial, denial, denial)  I need to be eating healthy to reach my 15 lb weight loss goal for the 101 Days of Summer Challenge.

This week - Tues: Power Sculpting class (1 hour)
                    Wed: 15 min abs class (technically, I was late, so it was more like 10 minute abs)
                              Spin class (1 hour) *wowza!
                     Fri:  15 min abs (on time to this one!)
                             Body Sculpting (1 hour)

So....YAY for getting in exercise @ least 3 days this week, I've got some sore muscles today!.  BOO - NO change on the scale.

Could it have anything to do with these?

hmmm, possibly.

Orange and Ginger Dark Chocolate Scones

Adapted from this recipe

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon ground ginger

pinch of salt

1/2 stick Smart Balance 50/50, cut into small pieces

zest of one medium sized orange (about 1 tablespoon)

3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup plain 0% fat greek yogurt

1/2 cup skim milk

Directions
Preheat oven to 425°.

Combine flours, baking powder, sugar, ginger and salt in a bowl and mix until well blended.

Add butter to dry ingredients and mix until butter is spread throughout.

Add dark chocolate and orange zest and gently stir.

Gently mix in milk and yogurt until you’re able to switch to kneading it with your hands.  I had to add

additional flour at this point, b/c the dough was super sticky.

Form dough into an 8 inch circle and cut into eight slices.

Separate slices and place on a silicone mat covered baking sheet.

Bake for 15 minutes or until light brown. 

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I added some crystallized ginger to the tops of a few scones, and next time I will chop it up and add to the mix, as it adds a lot of flavor and is delicious with the orange/dark chocolate flavors.

Someone was fascinated with the chocolate chips.

These would have been really good with a vanilla-orange glaze (confectioner's sugar, vanilla, juice of orange), but I didn't want the added sugar.  Honestly, I was also feeling lazy and didn't want to take the time to mix it up.  I was ready to eat.  As usual.  My only complaint was that the next day, the scones were a little dry.  The glaze would probably help with that a little, or maybe I should add more butter.  Lots of recipes call for more than 1/2 a stick.  However, they were not too dry, and it's a rarity that any baked good lasts more than a day around here!

I wonder how many squats and bicep curls I need to do to burn these babies off?  More than I want to imagine I'm sure!

I'm linking this up with Sweets for a Saturday,  Homemaker on a Dime, Delightfully Dowling, Skip to my Lou, The Girl Creative, Making the World Cuter,