Honey-cheddar Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup scallion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/3 cup orange blossom honey or 1/3 cup clover honey
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom honey or 2 tablespoons clover honey
• 2 large eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• 3 in bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
• 4 cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 5 add 1 cup of the cheese and scallions, toss to blend.
• 6 in a bowl, whisk half and half, 1/3 cup of the honey and eggs until thoroughly blended.
• 7 slowly pour over dry ingredients, stir until evenly moistened.
• 8 gather sticky dough together, turn out onto a well-floured board.
• 9 with floured hands, pat 12 even portions of dough into 2 1/2 inch wide discs.
• 10 place 6 discs, 1-2 inches apart on each baking sheet.
• 11 in glass measure, heat the remaining 2 t honey in microwave 10 seconds.
• 12 brush honey over tops of scones, sprinkle each with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• 13 bake 20-25 minutes, or until dark golden brown.
• 14 cool on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• 15 serve with butter or honey butter.