Recipe - Ginger-Buttermilk Scones

3 cup Flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 tablespoon Sugar
1 Stick butter; cold, cut into
1/4inch slices
One half cup Crystallized ginger; rinsed,
dried and finely chopped
1 One fourth cup Buttermilk
2 tablespoon Melted butter and brown
sugar for glaze (optional)

Heat oven to 425 degrees. In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking
powder, soda and sugar Mix with fork. Add butter and blend with fingertips
or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in ginger. Pour
in buttermilk and stir to combine.

Turn onto lightly floured surface and gently knead to form a smooth disk.
Cut into three pieces. Pat each into a circle, flatten lightly with palm
of hand and transfer to a baking sheet. Brush tops with melted butter and
sprinkle with sugar as desired. Score each into quarters Bake 25 minutes,
until golden. Cool on racks, break apart and serve. Makes 12 scones.

WASHINGTON TIMES FOOD SECTION

JANUARY 24, 1996

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