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SCONES, GRIDDLE

Source of Recipe

Scotland


Recipe Introduction

Handle carefully, overworking the dough will produce a bread that�s tough. Butter should be cold. dough is patted into a circle and cut into quarters.

List of Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
1 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar or honey
1 cup sour cream or half-and-half, room temperature




Recipe

In a medium-size bowl, combine flour, Sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter and use a pastry cutter or 2 knives to cut butter into flour mixture. In a medium-size bowl, lightly whisk eggs, honey, if using and sour cream or half-and-half until blended. Add to flour mixture. Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. (Think muffins here)
Turn out dough onto a well floured surface. Flour hands. Squeeze dough until it just holds together. Pat into a circle about 1/2 inch thick. Lightly dust tops of circles with flour. Cut into quarters. Preheat an un-greased griddle over medium-high heat, Bake 13 minutes, when bottoms are lightly browned and scones have risen slightly, turn and brown the other side 7 to 10 minutes. Serve hot.
You may also cut into small rounds and bake 15 minutes total time.