Tomato Basil Cones Recipes

SUN-DRIED TOMATO, BASIL AND BLACK PEPPER SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven 400 degrees.
• Stir together dry ingredients and herbs; first 7 ingredients.
• Blend in butter to look like coarse cornmeal.
• Stir in tomatoes.
• Mix milk with egg; stir into flour mixture until moist.
• Gentily knead 8 to 10 turns; then pat into 6" circle on ungreased baking sheet.
• Cut 8 wedges and separate slightly.
• Bake until golden 15 - 20 minutes.
• Brush with seasoned olive oil or melted butter.

BASIL CORN & TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and condensed soup until blended. Stir in vegetables, bread crumbs, basil, salt and onion. Transfer mixture to an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray., Bake, uncovered, 40-45 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with additional basil.

PARMESAN, BASIL, & SUN-DRIED TOMATO SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Lightly butter a 10"-diameter circle in the center of a baking sheet.
• In large bowl, stir together the flour, cheese, baking powder, basil, and salt.
• Cut the butter into 1/2" cubes and distribute them over the flour mixture. With a pastry blender (or two knives), cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, stir together the milk, eggs, and hot pepper sauce.
• Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in the tomatoes and 1/2 cup of the pine nuts. (Dough will be sticky.).
• With lightly floured hands, pat the dough into a 9" diameter circle in the center of the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the surface with the remaining two tablespoons of pine nuts, and gently press them into the dough.
• With a serrated knife, cut the dough into 8 wedges. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until top is lightly browned.
• When scones are finished baking, remove from baking sheet and cool on wire rack for five minutes. Serve warm (or cool completely and store in airtight container, or even freeze).

SAVOURY TOMATO AND BASIL SCONES

Steps:

• Place flour and salt in a bowl; rub butter into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, and then stir in basil.
• Add tomato purée and milk to the flour and mix to a soft, but not sticky dough.
• Roll out on a floured work surface in to a rectangle about ½ inch thick and cut into fourteen 1½-inch squares.
• Place on a greased baking sheet and brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake at 230°C/ 450°F/ Gas Mark 8 for 10 minutes or until well risen and golden.
• Store in a bread bin or airtight container at room temperature.