Bread
(Quick
)
Scones
Contributor: Steph and Cousin Craig
15 -18 minutes
Pre-heat oven to 425
buttered baking sheet
3
cups
flour
1/2
cup
sugar
2 1/2
tsp
baking powder
1
tsp
salt
1/2
tsp
soda
3/4
cup
butter
1/2
cup
pecans
(optional)
1
cup
buttermilk
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Blend the butter into the
dry ingredients, using your fingertips or a pastry blender, until the mixture is crumbly. Add the buttermilk and
stir until dough is rough and shaggy. Gather dough together and place on a generously floured work surface.
Knead gently about 10 times. Divide the dough in half and pat each piece into a circle about 7 inches in
diameter and 1/2 inch thick. Cut each round into eight pie-shaped wedges. Place scones, barely touching,
on prepared baking sheet. Bake until puffy and golden, 15 to 18 minutes.
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