Jalapeño-Cheddar Scones

Name: Jalapeño-Cheddar Scones
Yield: Makes 12 scones
Ingredients: 3 cups (15 ounces), all-purpose flour; 12 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled, divided; ¼ cup (1¾ ounces), sugar; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 1¼ teaspoons, table salt; 6 ounces, extra-sharp cheddar cheese, cut into ½-inch pieces; ½ cup, jarred sliced jalapeños, drained and chopped; 1 cup, whole milk; 1 , large egg plus 1 large yolk; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted; 1½ tablespoons, honey

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2022

Desserts or Baked Goods

Why limit scones to breakfast? When they include savory flavors, scones pair well with dinner, too!

SERVESMakes 12 scones

TIME30 minutes, plus 30 minutes chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To get light and flaky scones, we treated the butter in two different ways. First, we processed half the butter until it was fully incorporated into the dough. Then, we added the remaining butter and chopped extra-sharp cheddar cheese and p...

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