Buttery Cheddar Scones
Easy scone recipe your family will love!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 1/2 cup self-rising cornmeal You could use regular cornmeal
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- pinch cayenne or about 1/8 teaspoon
- 3/4 th stick of butter or 6 tablespoons softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Sea salt Optional
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar and cayenne in a large mixing bowl. Cut the butter in small pieces and cut into the flour mixture until resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add the eggs, sour cream and buttermilk and stir with spoon. Fold in the cheddar cheese.
- Place dough on a floured surface and roll out in a square. You can cut out square scones with a pizza cutter or use a square biscuit cutter.
- You can make large squares and cut in half to make triangle scones.
- Place on a sprayed baking sheet and bake in 425 degree oven for 20 minutes.
- Makes about 24 scones depending on size you make them.
Notes
I use unsalted butter and brush the tops before cooking with a little melted butter then sprinkle with sea salt. The cornmeal makes them a little crunchy.