EASY SAVORY SCONES

Savory Scones

YIELD

12 Scones

COOK TIME

PREP TIME

15 Minutes

TOTAL TIME

30 Minutes

15 Minutes

Unsalted Butter

Sour Cream

Whole Milk

Baking Powder

INGREDIENTS

All Purpose Flour

Grated Cheese

Chives

Salt & Pepper

Put flour, salt, cheese and baking powder in the bowl of the food processor or a large bowl. Pulse a few times to mix or mix with spoon or spatula.

FOOD PROCESSOR

Add cold diced butter and pulse. Start mixing the butter into the flour with the palms of your hands. Add pepper and chives. Mix.

MIX BY HAND

Mix together sour cream and milk in a small bowl and add to the flour mixture. Mix with a fork to create a dough.

ADD WET INGREDIENTS

Gather the shaggy mass and make a rectangle but DON'T OVERWORK THE DOUGH! It is rustic and irregular.

THE SCONE DOUGH

Pat out the dough to 1 ½ to 2 inches thick. Using a round cutter dipped in flour, cut circles. Put them on the baking sheets and put them in the freezer for 5 minutes.

CUT THE SCONES

Bake for 15 minutes at 375ºF / 190ºC until puffed and no longer creamy inside.

3 tips for  PERFECT SCONES

1. Use cold ingredients 2. Don't overwork the dough! They should be cold when going in the oven.  3. Preheated oven at the right temperature.

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