Buttery Scone Ring

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted and hot
• 1 cup finely grated mature cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 deg f/200 deg celsius.
• 2 whip together the oil and egg.
• 3 add the buttermilk or yoghurt. beat well.
• 4 sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
• 5 mix in the liquid mixture until a soft dough forms. work lightly and quickly: scones do not like heavy hands.
• 6 on a floured board, pat the dough flat until about 1 1/2 inch thick.
• 7 press out circles with a cookie cutter.
• 8 pack these rounds, with edges overlapping a tiny bit, around the rim of a greased pie plate or other shallow round oven dish.
• 9 there should be about 8 - 10 scones, and they fit into most regular-sized pie dishes.
• 10 mix together the ingredients for the topping, making sure the butter is hot -- not boiling!
• 11 spread the topping carefully over the raw scone ring with a wooden spoon, a knife or a spatula.
• 12 sprinkle over a little extra cayenne (or paprika powder) over for colour.
• 13 bake in the preheated oven for 15 - 20 minutes or until puffy and golden.
• 14 serve hot or warm, and extra butter is unnecessary.