Cornmeal Scones - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold butter or 1/2 cup cold margarine, cut in 8 pieces
3/4 cup buttermilk
Preparation
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Heat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
Cut in butter using pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
Stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
Knead lightly 10 times.
Pat or roll into 7 inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
Score top into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet, carefully separate wedges.
Serve warm.
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