Williamsburg Peppered Cornmeal Scones Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. In a bowl whisk together the flour, the cornmeal, the baking powder, the sugar, the salt, and the cayenne, blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal, and stir in 3/4 cup of the Cheddar. In a small bowl stir together the egg yolk and the milk, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the mixture with a fork until it just forms a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, knead it gently 8 to 10 times, and pat it into a 6-inch round. Cut the round with a sharp knife into 6 equal wedges, arrange the scones about 2 inches apart on a lightly greased baking sheet, and brush the tops lightly with some of the egg white, beaten lightly. Sprinkle each scone with about 1 teaspoon of the remaining Cheddar and bake the scones in the middle of the oven for 15 to 17 minutes, or until they are golden and cooked through.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F Grease baking sheet.
• In large bowl, stir together flour, cornmeal, thyme, baking powder cream of tarter, and salt.
• In small bowl, beat together egg and brown sugar; stir in roasted red pepper. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, add egg mixture and butter milk. With fork blend into flour mixture until soft dough forms (if dough is to stiff add additional buttermilk--if too sticky, add more flour).
• Turn dough onto floured surface; gently form into 8-inch round.
• Place on baking sheet; lightly score the top into 8 wedges. brush with egg white.
• Bake at 425F for 5 minutes; reduce temperature to 375°F and bake an additional 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Cool for 15 minutes on a wire rack. For softer crust, wrap warm loaf in towel. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
• Cut in butter using pastry blender or 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead lightly 10 times.
• Pat or roll into 7 inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Score top into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet, carefully separate wedges.
• Serve warm.