Secret Recipes

Peach Nutmeg Scones

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 6 Tbsp cold butter, cut into pieces
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup diced peaches
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 2 Tbsp granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375° F.

In a large bowl, sift the flour, salt, sugar, nutmeg and baking powder together. Work the butter into the dry ingredients, using your fingertips or a fork or pastry blender.

Mix the eggs, yogurt and almond extract. Stir this into the dry ingredients. Add the peaches and stir just until mixed. This is a very sticky dough.

Liberally flour the counter and your hands. Put the dough on the counter and pat it into a 1-inch-thick rectangle. Cut into 10 triangular scones.

Place scones on a well-greased cookie sheet. Brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for 20 minutes, or until nicely browned and a cake tester inserted into a scone comes out dry.

Servings:

10 scones