Jam-Pecan Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine, chilled
1 (8 oz.) carton vanilla yogurt
1/4 c. fruit jam
2 Tbsp. chopped pecans
1 egg white (optional) *
1 Tbsp. sugar (optional) *

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
Cut in chilled butter or margarine with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add yogurt and stir until dry ingredients are moist.
(Dough will be sticky.)
Turn dough out onto floured surface.
With floured hands, form ball and knead 4 to 5 times.
Spray or grease a baking sheet. Pat dough on baking sheet to 8-inch circle.
Cut into 12 wedges, cutting almost, but not all the way through dough.
Make small slit in each wedge and fill with 1 teaspoon jam.
Sprinkle with pecans. Bake at 400\u00b0 for 13 to 15 minutes until golden.
Serve warm.