Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Umami Scones - Parmesan Cheddar scones take 2

I loved the scones I made last time, but thought it could use a little tweak. My wife said it could use less salt. Last time I only had pre-shredded Sargento cheddar. It's not bad, but aged cheddar has a better flavor. I also felt it didn't need as much sugar, so I reduced it to 1 tbsp from 2.

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup grated dry parmesan - use good stuff, not the pre-grated powder
1/2 cup aged cheddar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk or lactaid
8 tbsp cold butter

Preheat oven at 425F

Start by combining flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut the cold butter into slices and combine with the flour. Mix it until it looks like bread crumbs, don't over work it. Add the milk and form a dough. Knead it for 1 min and then divide into 12-15 pieces. I like smaller scones, so I divided them into 4"x4" squares. If you like big scones, divide them into 10-12 pieces.

Bake for 14 min. Take it out and let it cool for 10min.

How does it compare to the first time? The aged cheddar is definitely richer with a deeper umami flavor.

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