Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Sour Cream Scones (savory)


Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp black pepper powder
2 tablespoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons butter, cubed
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy cream (or) egg wash for color



METHOD
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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In a food processor, pulse flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and black pepper together
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Add the cubed butter until a coarse meal forms
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Pulse in the sour cream
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Turn the sticky dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together into a ball
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Gently pat the dough down into a 3/4 inch thick square shape , With a large knife cut the dough square into 4 smaller, equal squares. Then cut each smaller square diagonally, with an X, making 4 smaller triangles
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Transfer the 16 triangles in to parchment lined baking sheet
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Brush the tops of each scone with heavy cream (or) egg wash
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Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the bottoms of the scones are light brown
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Remove from oven, cool slightly on the sheet pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

21 comments:

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

omg. that is so delicious. nice pic.

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

i think u shud start copyrighting ur pics..

Unknown said...

Sagari, awesome and looks scrumptious. Hard to resist.

jayasree said...

Delicious,mouthwatering scones. Its so tempting.

Cham said...

Wow, savory definetly for me :) Pretty attractive

Pavani said...

allthe savory is to me only..it looks superab n yummy

Priya Suresh said...

Scones looks Scrumptious Sagar!!!ultimate click as ever..

SMN said...

Yum.. i would love to have this in the morining

Gita Jaishankar said...

The scones look so delicious, they will be perfect combination for the soups I make these days, I should try these scones now :)

Anonymous said...

thanks for dropping by at Escapades.... the scones look fab!!

CurryLeaf said...

I know these are deliscious and spongy and yummy.Irresistible

Finla said...

Scones looks beautiful and delicious

Anonymous said...

thank u so much for ur wishes...:-)

LifenSpice said...

That looks delicious...and all the pics in ur blog are simply superb!

Vanamala Hebbar said...

sagari this is nice...i loved this recipe...

Varsha Vipins said...

sagari..luks delicious n lovely...:)

Unknown said...

wow... delicious... thxs for sharing..

Chandani said...

scones look fabulous!! would love to eat one right now:)

Suganya said...

Scones have turned out perfect for u Sagari....

Premyscakes said...

scones looks perfect and i just love to have them in the break fast.

Anonymous said...

I love savoury scones. These look delicious!