Seeded Scones

Name: Seeded Scones
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Six scones
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups flour; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons aniseed; 1 tablespoon poppy seeds; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled; 2/3 cup buttermilk, chilled; Sesame seeds for garnish

By Regina Schrambling

Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Six scones

1¾cups flour
3tablespoons sugar
2teaspoons baking powder
½teaspoon baking soda
½teaspoon salt
2teaspoons aniseed
1tablespoon poppy seeds
5tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
⅔cup buttermilk, chilled
Sesame seeds for garnish

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly butter a large baking sheet and set aside.
Step 2
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, aniseed and poppy seed. Cut the butter into chunks and place in the bowl. Using a pastry blender or two butter knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Step 3
Pour about a third of the buttermilk into the flour and toss lightly with a fork, pushing the mixture against the side of the bowl. Add more buttermilk and toss together, using just enough to make a soft but not sticky dough.
Step 4
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat gently into a square a half-inch thick and about nine inches to the side. Cut into six triangles.
Step 5
Place the scones on the baking sheet and brush with buttermilk. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned. Serve immediately, preferably with butter.