Baking Day

This house smells like a bakery. The line-up for today:

* a pan of Corn Bread (of which we've already eaten every crumb)
* three loaves of White Bread (still needs a bit of tweaking)
* two wedges of Cinnamon Chip Scones
* two cookie sheets full of Chocolate Chip Biscotti

Cinnamon Chip Scones

2 1/4 C. flour
1/3 C. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 C. butter
1/2 C. cinnamon chips, heaping
1/2 C. milk
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla

In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into dry ingredients until mixture resembles coarse oatmeal. Mix in cinnamon chips. In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly, not overworking the dough. Dump out onto floured surface and shape into a large ball. Cut in half, forming two rounds, and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Gently score into desired number of pieces. Bake at 425 for 13-15 minutes.