Mimi's Cornmeal Scones

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

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup firm butter, cut into 8 pieces
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (see note below)

Recipe

• 1 mix first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 2 cut in the butter using pastry blended till it looks like fine crumbs.
• 3 stir in buttermilk so dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
• 4 turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead lightly about 10 times.
• 5 pat or roll into a 7-inch circle on ungreased cookie sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
• 6 score into 8 wedges, cutting down halfway to the bottom.
• 7 bake in 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or till light brown.
• 8 immediately remove from sheet and carefully separate wedges.
• 9 serve warm.
• 10 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.