Basil & Parmesan Scones

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Basil & Parmesan Scones - 9g carbs

 

1 cup Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1 cup Unbleached Pastry Flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon salt, heaping

2 teaspoons dried basil, or 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup cold butter, cut in pieces (1/2 stick)

2 large eggs, (1 separated, white reserved for glaze)

1/2 cup buttermilk, or plain yogurt

additional Parmesan cheese

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a large bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, cheese, salt and basil.

Add the pieces of butter, working them into the flour, as you would with pie

crust, till the mixture forms even crumbs.

 

Beat together 1 whole egg, 1 egg yolk, and the buttermilk or yogurt. Stir gently

into dry mixture till the whole thing clings together.

 

Turn dough onto a well-floured surface and pat into a 1/2-inch-thick rectangle.

Using a bowl scraper, baker's bench knife, regular knife or rolling pizza wheel,

cut rectangle into squares; cut each square in half diagonally, so you have

triangular scones. Make them as large or small as you wish.

 

Transfer scones to lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Whisk

reserved egg white vigorously, till it becomes somewhat liquid (instead of

" clumpy " ). Brush each scone with egg white, and sprinkle with some additional

Parmesan.

 

Bake scones in a preheated 450°F oven for 10 minutes, or until light golden

brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Makes about 20 small (2-inch

scones), or fewer large ones.

 

Source: The Baking Sheet Newsletter, Vol. III, No. 8, September-October 1992

issue.

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 06.03.08

 

Nutrition information per serving (1 small scone, 29 g): 80 cal, 4 g fat, 3 g

protein, 9 g complex carbohydrates, 35 mg cholesterol, 165 mg sodium, 37 mg

potassium, 1 mg iron, 91 mg calcium, 50 mg phosphorus.

 

Scones, spread with preserves or honey, have long been known as a sweet

breakfast or tea-time treat. But savory scones, made with herbs and cheese

instead of sugar and fruit, are the perfect lunchtime accompaniment to soup,

stew, chili or a salad. Easily prepared, quickly baked and sturdy enough to

throw in a lunch bag, scones are a neat way to help you fulfill your grain

requirement on the food pyramid.

 

 

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