Sweet Fennel-and-Tomato Scones
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground fennel seeds plus 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, plus more for serving
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup honey, warmed
- 1 large egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Preheat the oven to 400.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, salt, the ground fennel seeds and the baking soda.
- Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add the chopped tomato and toss until evenly distributed.
- In a small bowl, mix the milk with the warmed honey.
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir until a soft dough forms.
- Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead 2 or 3 times, until smooth.
- Pat the dough out to a 1/2-inch thickness.
- Using a 2-inch-round biscuit cutter, stamp as many rounds as possible out of the dough.
- Gather the scraps and stamp out more rounds.
- Transfer the rounds to a baking sheet and brush the tops with the egg-yolk mixture.
- Sprinkle the scones with the whole fennel seeds and the sugar and bake for about 10 minutes, or until they are golden and puffy.
- Transfer the scones to a wire rack to cool slightly.
- Serve the scones with butter.
flour, baking powder, salt, ground fennel seeds, baking soda, cold unsalted butter, tomato, milk, honey, egg yolk, sugar
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sweet-fennel-and-tomato-scones (may not work)