MacMolasses Scones
These scones make a good after-breakfast snack; with a hint of cinnamon and a mildly sweet flavor from the molasses- which is called treacle in Scotland.
Ingredients:
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground/powdered ginger
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup butter (5 and 1/3 tablespoons)
3 tablespoons molasses
2/3 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender or rub in with your finger tips until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Stir in the molasses and buttermilk until the mixture forms a stiff dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and pat it into a circle about ½ inch thick. Cut the circle into wedges. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon-sugar, if desired.
Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
