Thrones of scones: Aged Mimmolette cheese, sage and black pepper

Ingredients

Scone

• 3 1/2 cups (445 grams) all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 cups (170g) butter

• 1 TSP fine sea salt

• 1 TBSP baking powder

• 1/2 TSP baking soda

• 1 CUP (237 ml) buttermilk

• 1 LARGE egg

• 1 CUP grated aged mimolette cheese (cheapest from Costco, if you can find it)

• 4 TBSP (heaping) fresh chopped sage

Scone wash

• 2 TBSP heavy cream

• Fresh cracked pepper

Whipped butter

• 1/2 CUP salted butter

• 2 TBSP honey

• 1-2 TSP red miso paste

• Flaky salt

 

Instructions

Scones

1. Set oven to 400F

2. Mix buttermilk + egg and set aside (in fridge if needed to cool)

3. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt

4. Cut in butter (Food processor, hand cutter or hand mixer)

5. Pour in wet mixture and toss lightly

6. Fold in cheese and sage

7. Place mixture on floured surface into rectangle. Split rectangle into three equal parts, stack them on each other and press (lamination step). Do this twice

8. Cut into desired shape (triangles get the most flake effect)

9. Brush with cream, and crack fresh pepper on top

10. Bake 7-15 MIN

Butter

1. Whip butter, honey and miso

2. Place on a pretty plate + add flakey sea salt on top