Cornmeal Scones Recipes

CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°. Mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 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.

CHEDDAR-CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Grease cookie sheet.
• Mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in margarine, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in milk, egg, cheese and chilies.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. Pat or roll into an 8- inch circle on cookie sheet. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; carefully separate wedges. Serve warm with honey.

MIMI'S CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut in the butter using pastry blended till it looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead lightly about 10 times.
• Pat or roll into a 7-inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• Score into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
• Bake in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or till light brown.
• Immediately remove from sheet and carefully separate wedges.
• Serve warm.
• NOTE: If the dough is too dry, stir in an additional 1-2 tablespoons of buttermilk; sometimes I will add an extra tablespoon while mixing, but you try it for the first time.

BUCKWHEAT CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Whisk the egg, milk, and cream together and set aside.
• Combine the flours, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add the butter, coarsely chopped. Work the butter into the flour mixture leaving some clumps slightly larger others.
• Slowly add the milk mixture until the dry mixture is just wet. The dough should be rough and sticky, but hold together in a ball when lightly kneaded. If it is too wet, add a bit more all purpose flour.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it so it is about 3/4 inch thick. Cut the dough into equal sized pieces and form the scones.
• Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Preheat the oven to 425F Brush the tops of each scone with a bit of milk, and sprinkle with a bit of raw sugar if desired.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack, and serve immediately.

CORNMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cups, level with a knife.
• Combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bwol; cut in butter with a pstry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add milk and egg to cornmeal mixture; stir just until moist.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead lightly 4 times with floured hands.
• Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper; coat with cooking sprat.
• Pat dough into a 7-inch circle on prepared baking sheet.
• Cut dough into 8 wedges, cutting into but not through dough.
• Bake at 375 for 22 minutes or until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Serve warm.

CHEDDAR CORNMEAL SCONES

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.

CORNMEAL PLUM SCONES

Steps:

• Put honey and bay leaf in a medium skillet over medium heat. Simmer until honey is bubbling and turns a shade darker, about 2 minutes.
• Place plums in honey. Cook, without moving, until undersides are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir plums and cook 1 to 2 minutes longer, until tender but not falling completely apart. If the caramel starts to get too brown, stir in a teaspoon or two of water and lower the heat. Scrape plums and syrup into a bowl and chill for at least 1 hour. (Plum compote can be made up to a week ahead.)
• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the cream and egg.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt (or you can do this in a food processor). Using a fork, pastry cutter or your fingertips, cut butter into flour until the mixture forms coarse crumbs (or pulse in a food processor). Drizzle in as much of the cream mixture as you need to make a smooth, moist but not wet dough. Save remaining cream-egg mixture for brushing.
• Turn dough out onto prepared baking sheet. Pat into a 1 1/4-inch thick round. Using a paring knife, cut 8 wedge-shaped scones (as though you were cutting slices of pie) and push them apart on the baking sheet to separate them 1/2 inch apart. Brush dough with remaining cream-egg mixture, or use more cream if you've run out of the mixture.
• Using your fingertips, make a deep indentation about 1 inch in diameter in the center of each scone. Tuck some plum into the hole. Transfer pan to oven and bake until uniformly golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool 5 minutes on the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve scones with extra plum compote and butter on the side if you like.