Sausage And Cheese Scones For Your Freezer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
4 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
6 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups ground sausage, cooked
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
4 large egg whites

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Cut butter into the bowl, mixing it up until it looks a little like meal.
Stir in the cheese and sausage.
Combine buttermilk and egg white together with a whisk.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients until just moist.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4-5 times with floured hands. Note: The dough will be sticky.
Pat dough into two 8-inch circles on prepared baking sheet (spray with cooking spray).
Cut dough into 8 wedges, cutting into but not all the way through the dough like a pie.
Bake at 400\u00b0F for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool.
Cut wedges all the way through and wrap individually.
Put in a ziplock bag and freeze.
To Reheat: take wedge out of wrapping and place in the microwave 30-50 seconds until warm.