Sesame Scones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, well-chilled and cut into pieces (1 stick)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/3 cup buttermilk (or more)
• 1 egg, beaten to blend (glaze)
• sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 butter baking sheet.
• 3 sift flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt into medium bowl.
• 4 cut in 1/2 cup butter until coarse meal forms.
• 5 make well in center of dry ingredients; add eggs,honey,sesame oil and 1/3 cup buttermilk to well and blend with fork.
• 6 stir into dry ingredients, adding enough buttermilk to make sticky but workable dough.
• 7 gently pat dough into 1-inch thick round on floured surface.
• 8 cut dough into 10 wedges, cutting straight down with sharp,floured knife.
• 9 brush each wedge lightly with glaze.
• 10 place sesame seeds on plate; dip glazed top of each wedge into seeds.
• 11 arrange sesame side up on prepared sheet, placing 1/2 inch apart.
• 12 bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 13 serve hot with butter.
• 14 dip top of each.