Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2-2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 dash cloves
1 cup buttermilk ( I use powdered buttermilk)
1/2 cup raisins ( I do not use)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup pecans
Directions:
For the buttermilk, you can also place 1 TBS.
vinegar into a one cup measure.
Add milk to the one cup line.
Let mixture sit for 10- 15 minutes.
It will curdle, that’s okay!
Mix together flour and sugar.
Cut butter into this, using pastry blender until butter is in small pea size pieces.
(I sometimes use a fork and knife to mix!).
Reserve 1 cup of this flour mixture and set aside.
Into remaining flour/ butter mixture, measure baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
Mix well.
Add buttermilk and mix well again.
Batter will be thin, like water.
Pour into greased, 9×9 baking pan.
Sprinkle the reserved 1 cup flour/butter mixture on top.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and pecans over all.
Bake 350* for 30 minutes.
Servings: 9
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 45 min.