Green onion scones

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Unbleached white flour; plus extra
For rolling dough
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon Baking soda
⅛ teaspoon Salt; optional
3 tablespoons Butter
¼ cup Low-fat small-curd cottage cheese
⅓ cup Thinly sliced green onions; (green
And white parts)
(or substitute chopped fresh herbs)
2 tablespoons Low-fat buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Into large bowl, sift together ¾ cup flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda and salt. Sift mixture again. Add butter; mix just until crumbly. Add cottage cheese, onions and buttermilk. Combine briefly, just to mix ingredients. Knead only 5 times. (Dough should be soft and satiny.) Lightly flour board and roll out dough into 8- by 5-inch rectangle. Cut into rounds with 2-inch biscuit cutter, rerolling and cutting scraps. Place on oiled baking sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, until just golden. Let cool before cutting. Yields 10 to 12 scones.

Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 09-28-1998 By Mary Carroll Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe - vwmv81a@...

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