Irish Buttermilk Scones / Cheese & Herb Scones
Buttermilk Scones
8 ounces self-raising flour (preferably self-raising soda bread flour)
1 pinch salt
1 ounce butter or hard margarine
1 egg, beaten
5 fluid ounces buttermilk
eggs or milk, to glaze
cinnamon sugar, to dust
Cheese and Herb Scones
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 ounces cheese, grated
2 tablespoons fresh herbs, chopped (basil or whatever you like)
Preheat oven to 450°F (gas mark 8).
Sift flour with salt and rub in butter or margarine.
For Cheese& Herb Scones add mustard, cheese and herbs to the dry ingredients at this point.
Make a well in the centre and pour in the egg and most of the buttermilk.
Mix quickly to form a soft dough, adding a little extra buttermilk if necessary.
Turn out onto a floured surface and roll out lightly until 1" thick.
Working quickly, cut into 2" rounds.
Glaze with egg or milk and set on a floured baking sheet.
Before baking, dust scones with cinnamon sugar for Buttermilk Scones or sprinkle a little grated cheese on top of each scone for Cheese& Herb Scones.
Bake for 15-20 minutes until light brown.
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English Scones With Chocolate Chunks
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
5 tablespoons slightly chilled butter (use bluebonnet margarine)
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Mix first four ingrediants together with a fork like you would pastry dough. Cut the dough till the margarine is pretty much unnoticeable.
Mix in Chocolate chunks.
Stir in the cream, if it seems a little dry add a little more cream. but NO more than 1/4 cup.
Use your hands to roll the dough till all flour is mixed in (adding cream if needed).
Form into a flat, even circle. Cut into 12 "pie" pieces.
Place each piece sepratly on a sprayed cookie sheet allowing enough space for each to raise a bit. Brush tops with more cream. Sprinkle with sugar crystals and bake in a 350 oven no more than 19 minutes. The bottom edges will just be turning brown. DO NOT over bake or they will harden.
2006-08-31 00:46:46
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answered by Auntiem115 6
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Since you have specifically requested for European scones, please click this link for your desired recipe -- http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=20679
2006-08-31 08:03:30
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answered by ker_plunkgirl 1
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