Cookbook:Fireweed Scones

Fireweed Scones
Category	Scone recipes
Difficulty

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Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup white granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ cup fireweed blossoms

Procedure

1. Mix dry ingredients together.
2. Cut the butter into five pieces and cut into dry ingredients until crumbly.
3. Mix sour cream and egg yolk together, and mix with dry ingredients until all ingredients are combined. Dough will be sticky.
4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and sprinkle blossoms on top.
5. Knead lightly (only about 10 times) to mix flowers in.
6. Pat out into a square about ¾ inch thick.
7. Cut into 4 squares, and cut each square diagonally to make 8 scones.
8. Bake at 400°F for 12 to 15 minutes.