Cheddar Scones With Ham And Honey Mustard Butter Recipes

CHEDDAR SCONES WITH HAM AND HONEY-MUSTARD BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. and butter a large baking sheet.
• Make scones:
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into small bits and with your fingertips or a pastry blender blend into flour mixture until mixture resembles coarse meal. With a fork stir in Cheddar. Add milk and cream, stirring until just combined. Transfer mixture to a floured surface and with floured hands knead until it forms a dough. Roll out dough into a 12-inch round (about 1/2 inch thick). Using a 2-inch fluted round cutter cut out scones and arrange about 1/2 inch apart on baking sheet. Gather and gently reroll scraps. Cut out more scones and arrange on baking sheet.
• Bake scones in middle of oven until pale golden, about 12 minutes, and transfer to a rack to cool. Scones may be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at cool room temperature.
• In a small bowl stir together butter, mustard and honey. Tear each lettuce leaf into 4 pieces. Split scones and spread each split side with honey-mustard butter. Make sandwiches with scones, lettuce, and folded slices of ham.

HONEY-CHEDDAR SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray.
• In bowl, stir flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add 1 cup of the cheese and scallions, toss to blend.
• In a bowl, whisk half and half, 1/3 cup of the honey and eggs until thoroughly blended.
• Slowly pour over dry ingredients, stir until evenly moistened.
• Gather sticky dough together, turn out onto a well-floured board.
• With floured hands, pat 12 even portions of dough into 2 1/2 inch wide discs.
• Place 6 discs, 1-2 inches apart on each baking sheet.
• In glass measure, heat the remaining 2 T honey in microwave 10 seconds.
• Brush honey over tops of scones, sprinkle each with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until dark golden brown.
• Cool on baking sheet 10 minutes.
• Serve with butter or honey butter.