Scones

Scones are baked pastries often served at tea time . I had it for the first time at panera bread and was totally knocked down by its'  taste and texture.I have never thought that scones could be made at home until I saw a video posted by chef john. It is such a wonderful recipe that could be made easily by anyone with the very basic items that we have  in our  pantry. It doesn't need cream cheese / cheese or any magical skills to deal with yeast .  Here is the recipe for you...

Ingredients :

 1. All-purpose flour - 1 3/4 cups 

 2.White sugar - 1/4 cup 

 3.Baking powder - 4 teaspoons 

 4.Salt - 1/8 teaspoon 

 5.Unsalted butter - 5 tablespoons 

 6.Milk - 1/2 cup 

 7.Sour cream /thick curd - 1/4 cup 

8. Egg - 1 lightly beaten

9.Milk - 1 tablespoon 

Method :

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2.Whisk flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3.Stir together 1/2 cup milk, sour cream in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture with a fork until just moistened and holding together.

4.Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and pat into rectangle.

5.Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, flatten back into a rectangle, and repeat four to five times.
6.Cut into eight pieces.Further cut each piece into 2 triangles and place each scone on a silicone baking mat.

7.Whisk egg and 1 tablespoon milk together in a small bowl.Brush mixture on top of each scone.

8.Bake scones in the preheated oven until risen and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove and transfer to cooling rack. Enjoy .