Williamsburg Peppered Cornmeal Scones

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons cold margarine (3/4 stick) or 6 tablespoons butter (3/4 stick)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 large egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees f. in large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, black pepper, salt, and baking soda. with pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion, cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 2 in cup, mix milk and egg; stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are blended.
• 3 turn dough onto lightly floured surface. divide dough in half. with floured hands, pat each half into a 5 1/2-inch round. cut each round into 6 wedges. with pancake turner, transfer wedges to ungreased large cookie sheet.
• 4 bake scones 15 minutes or until lightly browned. serve scones warm. or, cool on wire rack; reheat if desired.