Scottish Cheese Scones
Ingredients:
2/3 cups Flour — Unbleached
1 Tsp Baking Soda
2 Tsp Cream Of Tartar
Salt — To Taste
4 Tbsp Butter — (1/2 Stick)
3/4 cup Milk
1 cup grated cheese
Cheese Scones — Add 1 generous cup of grated cheese to the basic dough
before rolling it out. Cheddar is a particularly good choice, as is
parmesan. The author likes to serve them with vegetable soup.
Preheat oven to 450F. Lightly grease a baking sheet and set aside. Sift
together the flour, soda, cream of tartar and salt. Using a pastry blender
or your hands, cut in the butter (or pulse in a food processor) until the
mixture looks like coarse, grainy crumbs.
Pour the milk in a well in the center and mix until a soft elastic dough
is formed. Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface until smooth. Roll
or press the dough out until it is 3/4 inch thick. (If the dough is too
thin the scone won’t rise properly.)
Cut into 2 1/2 or 3-inch rounds with a cookie cutter or a glass and bake on
prepared sheet for about 10 minutes or until they rise and are golden.