Williamsburg Peppered Cornmeal Scones
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 14 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons cold margarine (3/4 stick) or 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)
- 34 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, black pepper, salt, and baking soda.
- With pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion, cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- In cup, mix milk and egg; stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are blended.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
- Divide dough in half.
- With floured hands, pat each half into a 5 1/2-inch round.
- Cut each round into 6 wedges.
- With pancake turner, transfer wedges to ungreased large cookie sheet.
- Bake scones 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Serve scones warm.
- Or, cool on wire rack; reheat if desired.
flour, yellow cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, fresh coarse ground black pepper, salt, baking soda, cold margarine, milk, egg
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/williamsburg-peppered-cornmeal-scones-141693 (may not work)