Recipe for Peppermint Scones?

Question

I had these at a tea shop a couple of years ago. They were fabulous and melted in one's mouth. Cannot find a recipe for them anywhere. Anyone know how to make them?

Answer 1

Yield: 1 dozen

Ingredients:
3 cups unbleached flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
1/3 cup sugar
3 lardge eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/8 tsp pure peppermint extract


Instructions:
Mix flour, baking powder, & sugar together in large dough bowl with a pastry blender, then finely chop butter in flour mixture with pastry blender. In separate bowl wisk eggs, buttermilk and peppermint extract. Add wet ingredient to flour mixture, stirring until dough clumps together. knead to make soft stiff dough- approximately 1 minute.

Roll out on flour surface to 1" thick cut out with buscuit cutter. Place on greased baking sheet. Top scones with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake to golden brown at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.