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Chez188 Ham & Cheese Scones..
Easy peasy step by step
Easy peasy step by step
Wisk together 2.5 cups of flour, 1tbs baking powder, 1tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cayene.
Cube up 1/2 cup margarine, add in gradually so the butter doesent stick together
Use a pastry cutter or 2 knives and chop the butter until the mix looks like little peas
Cube up 1/2 cup margarine, add in gradually so the butter doesent stick together
Use a pastry cutter or 2 knives and chop the butter until the mix looks like little peas
Chop up about 1/2 cup of ham, if you have it, add it in and mixed to coat ham, add in 1 cup of grated cheese and mix together until ham and cheese is coated in the flour mix
Mix together 1 cup of milk & 1 egg until blended, dump it all in and mix with a spoon until all ingredients are evenly mixed wet. It will look ragged
flour your hand & kneed the dough 10 or so times to get the stuff on bottom of bowl
flour your hand & kneed the dough 10 or so times to get the stuff on bottom of bowl
Flour or give hands/cutter a squirt of oil. Form a ball & put it on a lightly floured surface, I use parchment, flatten to about 3/4 inch, use knife or a cookie cutter and cut. Optional brush with egg wash 1egg yolk & 1tbs water. Put on a lightly greased or parchment lined sheet
Bake in a preheated 400° oven 15-20 minutes, depends a on scone size and your over, mine took 20 minutes. Mine is NOT convection. At the end I often open the oven door and give it a broiler blast for a minute or so..do not walk away, keep watching until brown enough. Cool
The money shot
