Scones - Sun-Dried Tomato And Cheddar Cheese
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces weight of unsalted butter, cold!
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 ounces weight cheddar cheese
- 4 ounces weight sun dried tomato in oil
- Pour the sun-dried tomato through a strainer to remove the oil. Pat dry the tomato pieces. We don't need the oil.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.rnLine a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Cube the cheese, about 1/4". Shredding causes the cheese to disappear into the mix too much!
- In a stand mixer using the dough hook, or by hand in a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cheese, tomato, and salt. Add cold butter cubes. Mix to work the butter into the dry ingredients, until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Pour in 3/4 of the heavy cream, and mix until a soft dough just forms. Add more if needed. Hold back 2 tbs.
- Place on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough several times, until it comes together. rnRoll into a 10" circle, no more than 1/2-inch thick. Too thick and the baking time goes up, to bake the inside.
- Cut into 8 wedges and separate them. Place on the baking sheet.rnBrush some cream over them.
- Bake for 20 min, then cover with aluminum foil. Cut a narrow triangle slice from one of the wedges, to see how wet the interior remains. Bake 5-10 min more, until the interior still shows a slight dampness, until the top is firm to the touch and lightly browned.
- Serve hot! rnFor left-overs, re-heat at 250 degrees for 8 minutes.
flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, weight of unsalted butter, heavy whipping cream, cheddar cheese, tomato
Taken from food52.com/recipes/77013-scones-sun-dried-tomato-and-cheddar-cheese (may not work)