Sweet Cornmeal Cranberry Scones
- 1 13 cups all-purpose flour, plus flour for work surface
- 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, in pieces
- 1/2 cup chopped dried cranberries
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- Preserves and creme fraiche (optional)
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Adjust rack to upper third of the oven.
- Mix the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and sugar in a food processor, and process to blend.
- Add the butter and pulse until you have a uniformly crumbly mixture.
- Transfer it to a bowl.
- Lightly toss in the dried cranberries.
- Lightly stir in the egg and buttermilk, using a fork or your fingertips.
- The ingredients should be moistened just enough so they come together to form a ball of soft dough.
- Pat the dough on a lightly floured board to a thickness of half an inch.
- Cut it in two-and-a-half-inch rounds.
- Gently re-form any scraps and cut a few additional rounds.
- Put rounds on foil-covered baking sheets and bake until the biscuits are beginning to brown on top, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool briefly, then serve, or cool completely and warm just before serving.
- If desired, serve with good preserves and creme fraiche.
flour, yellow cornmeal, baking powder, salt, granulated sugar, cold unsalted butter, cranberries, egg, buttermilk, creme fraiche
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5864 (may not work)