Wolfgang Puck CCDCM030 - Recipes

Black Pe
pp
er Scones
Ma
k
e
s 18 s
co
n
e
s
IN
G
REDIENTS
4
cu
p
s
p
lus 1 tables
p
oon all-
p
ur
p
ose flour
1
/2 cup su
g
ar
2
1/2 teaspoons bakin
g
powder
1
/2 teas
p
oon salt
1
3 tables
p
oons (6 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter, cut into small
p
ieces and chilled
1
1/2 tablespoons medium
g
rind black pepper
2
1/2 teaspoons finel
y
chopped lemon peel
1
1/2 cups heav
y
cream, plus 2 tablespoons for brushing
METH
OD
1
.
I
nto a large bowl, si
f
t together the
fl
our, sugar, baking powder and
s
a
l
t. Using two
k
nives or a pastry
bl
en
d
er, cut in t
h
e
b
utter unti
l
t
h
e
m
ixture resembles coarse meal. Gentl
y
stir in the pepper and lemon
p
eel. Add the 1 1/2 cups cream all at once and mix until the dou
g
h
j
ust comes toget
h
er.
2.
T
urn out onto a lightl
y
floured surface and knead the dough into a
b
all. For a flakier consistenc
y
, do not knead the dough into a smooth
b
all. I
f
smooth, the scone will be more cake-like. Wrap in plastic wrap
a
nd re
f
rigerate
f
or at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
3
.
C
ut the dou
g
h into three equal pieces. Workin
g
with one piece
a
t
a
t
ime, keepin
g
the other two pieces covered, roll out to a circle,
6
inc
h
es in
d
iameter an
d
?-inc
h
t
h
ic
k
(see note
b
e
l
ow). Cut t
h
e circ
l
e
i
nto 6 we
d
ges an
d
arrange t
h
e we
d
ges on one or two
b
a
k
ing trays
l
ined with parchment paper. Repeat with the remainin
g
dou
g
h.
4
.
P
re
h
eat t
h
e oven to 350
d
egrees F. Lig
h
t
l
y
b
rus
h
t
h
e scones wit
h
t
h
e
r
emaining 2 tablespoons o
f
cream and bake until golden, about 10-12
m
in
u
t
e
s.
N
ote: The scones can be cut out with a 2 1
/
2-inch cookie cutter if
d
esire
d
. Ro
ll
out t
h
e
d
oug
h
, cut, an
d
p
l
ace on a
b
a
k
ing tray. Rero
ll
th
e
d
oug
h
an
d
continue cutting out circ
l
es. Procee
d
as in step 4.
5
.
S
erve warm with butter, and
j
am if
y
ou like.
R
ecipe courtesy Wo
lf
gang Puc
k
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