Honey-Cheddar-Chutney Scones

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Unbleached white flour - plus extra
		For rolling dough
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Baking soda
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
3 tablespoons	45ml	Butter
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Low-fat small-curd cottage cheese
1 tablespoon	15ml	Mango chutney
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon	5ml	Honey
1 tablespoon	15ml	Low-fat buttermilk - (to 2 tbspns)

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Into large bowl, sift together 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sift mixture again. Add butter; mix just until crumbly. Add cottage cheese, chutney, Cheddar cheese, honey and 1 tablespoon buttermilk. Combine briefly, just to mix ingredients. If dough is too crumbly, add additional 1 tablespoon buttermilk. Knead only 5 times. (Dough should be soft and satiny.)

Lightly flour board and roll out dough into 8- by 5-inch rectangle. Cut into rounds with 2-inch biscuit cutter, rerolling and cutting scraps. Place on oiled baking sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, until just golden.

Yields 10 to 12 scones.

Source:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 09-28-1998 - By Mary Carroll

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