Egg Nog Scones

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• 3/4 cup Darigold Butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup Darigold Egg Nog
• 2 tablespoons Darigold Milk
• Sugar

Instructions

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in large mixing bowl; mix well. Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry blender or two knives until mixture is the texture of cornmeal. Make a well in center of flour mixture; add egg nog. Stir with fork until dough comes away from the sides of the bowl. Gather dough and divide into 2 balls. Roll or pat one ball on floured surface to form a circle 1-inch thick. Cut into 8 pie-shaped pieces. Place on lightly greased baking sheet; brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Repeat with remaining ball. Bake at 425°F. 12 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Serve warm. Makes 16 scones.

Variation: Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel or 1/2 cup mini-chocolate chips to dough before dividing into wedges. Bake as above.