Paula Deen'S Parmesan Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese, plus more for garnish
1/2 cup butter, cut into cubes and softened
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 large egg, beaten
1/2 cup whole milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In food processor fitted with steel blade, combine flour, baking powder, salt and Parmesan, and pulse 3 times or until blended.
Add cubed butter to dry mixture.
Run processor for 45 seconds, until butter is blended with dry ingredients (you can also stir dry ingredients together in a large bowl, then cut butter into dry mixture with 2 knives used scissor-fashion).
Transfer to a medium mixing bowl.
Combine egg and milk in a small bowl, and pour into the flour mixture all at once.
Mix gently with a fork until dough sticks together; it will be rather wet.
Turn dough onto floured board and, with floured hands, knead gently 3 times, until dough holds together.
Dough will still be moist, pat out to a circle that is half an inch thick.
Cut into scones on an ungreased baking sheet, brush the tops with 2 T melted butter and sprinkle each with a pinch or two of Parmesan. (Reroll any leftover dough).
Bake 11-13 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve warm with butter.