Honey-Cheddar-Chutney Scones

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 10-12 scones

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup unbleached white flour, plus extra for rolling dough
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat small-curd cottage cheese
• 1  tablespoon mango chutney
• 1⁄4 cup sharp cheddar cheese, Shredded
• 1  teaspoon honey
• 1 -2  tablespoon low-fat buttermilk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Into large bowl, sift together 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sift mixture again.
3. Add butter; mix just until crumbly.
4. Add cottage cheese, chutney, Cheddar cheese, honey and 1 tablespoon buttermilk.
5. Combine briefly, just to mix ingredients.
6. If dough is too crumbly, add additional 1 tablespoon buttermilk.
7. Knead only 5 times.
8. (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.
9. Place on oiled baking sheet. Bake 7 to 10 minutes, until just golden.
10. Yields 10 to 12 scones.
11. Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 09-28-1998 By Mary Carroll Alan Hewitt The UK Recipe Archive recipes on-line in Mastercookand Mealmaster formats.
12. http://recipes.reedsweb.net/