Cheese And Basil Giant Scones Food

CHEESE AND BASIL GIANT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Prepare a cookie sheet with a generous amount of nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine 2 cups flour, cheese, basil, baking powder, baking soda, and pepper in a medium bowl.
• Add buttermilk and oil; mix only until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Divide dough into two balls.
• Knead each ball gently three times on a surface floured with the remaining 1 tablespoon flour.
• On prepared cookie sheet, pat dough into two circles, each 7 to 8 inches in diameter.
• With a sharp knife, score each disk 1/4 inch deep into six wedges; do not cut through.
• Brush tops of the disks with egg.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut each disk into six wedges while hot.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

BASIL & PARMESAN SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, cheese, salt and basil.
• Add the pieces of butter, working them into the flour, as you would with pie crust, till the mixture forms even crumbs.
• Beat together 1 whole egg, 1 egg yolk, and the buttermilk or yogurt.
• Stir gently into dry mixture till the whole thing clings together.
• Turn dough onto a well-floured surface and pat into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle.
• Using a bowl scraper, baker's bench knife, regular knife or rolling pizza wheel, cut rectangle into squares; cut each square in half diagonally, so you have triangular scones.
• Make them as large or small as you wish.
• Transfer scones to lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Whisk reserved egg white vigorously, till it becomes somewhat liquid (instead of "clumpy").
• Brush each scone with egg white, and sprinkle with some additional Parmesan.
• Bake scones in a preheated 450°F oven for 10 minutes, or until light golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Makes about 20 small (2-inch scones), or fewer large ones.

GARLIC AND CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Combine flour, parsley, baking powder, basil and garlic salt in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Stir in sour cream, milk and eggs just until moistened.
• Turn dough onto floured surface; knead until smooth (1 minute). Divide dough in half. For each half, roll out or pat out dough with floured hands into 8-inch circle. Cut each circle into 8 wedges.
• Place wedges 1 inch apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Sprinkle wedges with remaining cheese. Continue baking for 4 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve with spreadable butter with Canola Oil.

CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cheeses.
• Whisk eggs and milk until blended. Make well in center of flour mixture. Add egg mixture; stir with fork until mixture forms stiff dough. Lightly knead dough just until it holds together. Pat or roll out to 1/2-inch thickness; cut into 3-inch rounds with floured biscuit cutter, rerolling scraps as necessary to make 10 rounds. Place on parchment-covered baking sheet.
• Bake 15 to 17 min. or until golden brown. Serve warm.

CLASSIC CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a large baking tray inside. Sift the flour, salt, cayenne pepper and baking powder into a bowl, then sift again to make sure the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
• Add the butter to the bowl and combine with your fingertips to make breadcrumbs. Sprinkle 100g of the cheese into the breadcrumb mixture and rub together until evenly distributed. Try not to mix too much as the heat from your hands may start to melt the butter.
• Make a well in the centre of the mixture and pour in enough milk to give a fairly soft but firm dough. Do not pour in all the milk at once as you may not need it all to get the right consistency.
• Lightly flour a surface and roll out the dough to approximately 2cm thick. Cut out the scones with a medium (about 8cm) cutter, then put on a sheet of baking parchment, glaze with a little milk and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Slide onto the hot oven tray.
• Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins or until golden brown and cooked through.

SAVOURY TOMATO AND BASIL SCONES

Steps:

• Place flour and salt in a bowl; rub butter into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, and then stir in basil.
• Add tomato purée and milk to the flour and mix to a soft, but not sticky dough.
• Roll out on a floured work surface in to a rectangle about ½ inch thick and cut into fourteen 1½-inch squares.
• Place on a greased baking sheet and brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake at 230°C/ 450°F/ Gas Mark 8 for 10 minutes or until well risen and golden.
• Store in a bread bin or airtight container at room temperature.

BASIL CHEDDAR SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, cheese and pesto. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Transfer to a greased baking sheet. Pat into a 10-in. circle; cut into eight wedges but do not separate. , Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

PARMESAN AND BASIL SCONES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 190°C.
• In a large bowl, crumble the butter into the flour, working it in with your hand until it is no longer discernible from the flour.
• Add the cheese, salt, baking soda, mustard powder and basil, mixing well.
• Add the milk, beginning with 120 ml, and then adding a little at a time until you achieve a soft dough that sticks together in a ball in your bowl.
• This is normally a bit more than 180 ml in total, but will depend on your flour and the humidity on the day.
• Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface in a square to a thickness of 1 1/2 cm (1/2 inch).
• Make three equal horizontal, then vertical cuts resulting in 9 scones.
• Place each scone on a non-stick baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until they are lightly browned.

CHEESE AND CHIVE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced and grease a baking tray.
• Place flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add butter. Rub butter into flour until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Make a well in the centre. Add milk, chives, dried herbs and 3/4 of the cheese. Using a flat-bladed knife, stir until dough almost comes together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead gently until dough comes together. Press out to a 3cm-thick round. Dip a 6cm round cutter into flour. Cut out scones. Gently press leftover dough pieces together and repeat to make a total 12 scones.
• Place scones, just touching, in prepared pan. Brush with extra milk. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until light golden and hollow when tapped on top.