Flaky Buttermilk Scones

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• milk or melted butter, for brushing

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stack to baking sheets together and line the top baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange oven rack to upper one third position.

2. 2

   In a food processor bowl, add flour, sugar, salt baking powder, and baking soda and blend briefly. Add butter and pulse to make a grainy mixture. Alternately, combine the dry ingredients and cut in butter with a pastry knife.

3. 3

   Turn into a large bowl. Make a well in center; add egg and most of buttermilk and stir lightly with a fork to blend. Add remaining buttermilk if needed to make a soft shaggy dough.

4. 4

   Turn out mixture onto a lightly floured surface and knead 8 to 10 times until mixture is just barely rollable. Pat or roll out to 1 inch thickness and cut into 3 inch wedges with a cookie cutter. To do this cut a 4 inch sircle and then cut in half. This will give nice wedges.

5. 5

   Place wedges on prepared baking sheets. Brush tops with milk or melted butter.

6. 6

   Bake until golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes.