SOUR MILK RECIPES SCONES RECIPES

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
• Add the sour milk and mix to combine with a wooden spoon. This should make a sticky dough that is not overly wet.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and shape into a circular loaf using your hands.
• Place this loaf in an oven-safe skillet that has been greased thoroughly with butter. Using a sharp knife, score the top of the loaf about 1 inch deep. The traditional scoring pattern is a cross.
• Place in an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. It will need to bake for around 40 minutes. We suggest allowing the loaf to cool for an hour when removed from the oven, before serving.
• If you choose to make the bread using whole-meal wheat flour it will make a slightly soured brown loaf. Traditionally soda bread is made with white flour.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Place all topping ingredients in bowl; mix well. Set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in another bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine sour cream, egg and almond extract in another bowl; mix until smooth. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Stir in cherries.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times until smooth, adding small amount of flour, if necessary.
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half into 7-inch circle. Place, 2 inches apart, onto large ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle topping evenly over dough. Score each half into 8 wedges; do not separate. Bake 25-30 minutes or until scones are lightly browned. Cool 15 minutes; separate scones.
• Store leftover scones in airtight container at room temperature.