Cornmeal Cheddar Scones Food

CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
• Cut in butter using pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead lightly 10 times.
• Pat or roll into 7 inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Score top into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet, carefully separate wedges.
• Serve warm.

CORNMEAL CHEDDAR SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Place the first 7 ingredients in a food processor.
• Add 3/4 cup butter; pulse 3-4 times or until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Place flour mixture in a large bowl; stir in cheese.
• Wish together egg and buttermilk until blended.
• Make a well in the center of dry ingredients; add egg mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead lightly 3-4 times.
• Put dough into a 10 x 7 inch rectangle.
• Cut into 15 squares.
• Place squares on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Brush tops with melted unsalted butter, and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

CORNMEAL CHEDDAR SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
• In food processor, place flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and red pepper. Add 3/4 cup butter. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses 3 or 4 times or until mixture looks like coarse meal. Place mixture in large bowl; stir in cheese. In small bowl, beat egg and buttermilk with whisk until blended. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• On floured surface, knead dough lightly 3 or 4 times. Pat dough into 10x7-inch rectangle. Cut dough into 15 squares. Place squares on cookie sheet. Brush tops with melted butter; sprinkle with sea salt.
• Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a bowl whisk together the flour, the cornmeal, the baking powder, the sugar, the salt, and the cayenne, blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal, and stir in 3/4 cup of the Cheddar. In a small bowl stir together the egg yolk and the milk, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the mixture with a fork until it just forms a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead it gently 8 to 10 times, and pat it into a 6-inch round. Cut the round with a sharp knife into 6 equal wedges, arrange the scones about 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet, and brush the tops lightly with some of the egg white, beaten lightly. Sprinkle each scone with about 1 teaspoon of the remaining Cheddar and bake the scones in the middle of the oven for 15 to 17 minutes, or until they are golden and cooked through.

CHEDDAR-CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Grease cookie sheet.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in margarine, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in milk, egg, cheese and chilies.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into an 8- inch circle on cookie sheet. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges. Serve warm with honey.

CLASSIC SCONES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Put the flour, salt, baking powder and 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Add the egg and just enough cream to form a slightly sticky dough. If it's too sticky, add a little flour, but very little; it should still stick a little to your hands.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead once or twice, then press it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle and cut into 2-inch rounds with a biscuit cutter or glass. Put the rounds on an ungreased baking sheet. Gently reshape the leftover dough and cut again. Brush the top of each scone with a bit of cream and sprinkle with a little of the remaining sugar.
• Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the scones are a beautiful golden brown. Serve immediately.