Cornmeal Cherry 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.

DRIED CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven: 325 degrees F.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Combine wet ingredients and mix into dry just until moistened. Add cherries. Mixture will be very sticky. Turn onto floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times with floured hands. Pat out to 1/2-inch thick and cut circles. Brush tops with egg wash. Sprinkle tops with sugar and sliced almonds. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.

CHEESE BOARD CORN CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Adjust rack in center of oven. Line 1 or 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or a baking mat.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder into a large bowl.
• Add salt, 2/3 cup sugar, and the cornmeal. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined.
• Add butter and cut in with a pastry cutter until it is the size of small peas. Using the spoon, mix in cherries.
• Make a well in the center; add buttermilk. Mix briefly, until ingredients just come together; some loose flour should remain at bottom of bowl.
• Let the batter stand for 5 minutes.
• Gently shape the dough into balls about 2 1/4 inches in diameter (they should have a rough, rocky exterior) and place them on the prepared pans about 2 inches apart.
• Sprinkle the 1/4 cup sugar on top of the scones.
• Place the scones on the middle rack of the oven and immediately turn the temperature down to 375°.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until the scones are golden. Transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool.

LEMON CORNMEAL SCONES WITH DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• Set oven rack to middle level and preheat to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
• Add butter, cutting in with your fingers until texture is like sand.
• Add dried cherries and nuts, mix.
• Mix egg, milk, zest and vanilla in a bowl.
• Add egg/milk mixture to dry ingredients, mix well.
• Cut dough into 3 parts.
• Shape each part into a 5-inch disk.
• Cut each disk into 4 wedges.
• Arrange wedges on prepared baking pan so that there is about 2 inches around each piece.
• Bake 10-15 minutes, until lightly brown.
• Serve with butter, jam, and coffee or tea.