Savory Scones with Goat Cheese and Chives

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour 
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into 1/2-inch cubes ()
• 0.3 cup freshly chives chopped (can also use green onions)
• 5 ounce log goat cheese fresh crumbled soft
• 1 cup buttermilk for finish (plus an extra tablespoon )

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• whisk
• pastry brush

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 heavy baking sheets with silpat or parchment paper.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, baking soda, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Using fingertips, rub butter into dry ingredients until coarse meal forms.
3. Stir in the chives.
4. Add cheese and buttermilk; stir with fork just until a sticky dough forms (bits of cheese will be visible in dough).
5. Knead the dough and form into rounds, cut into wedges: Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently 8 times with floured hands. Do not over-knead!
6. Form into a round, about 3/4-inch to an inch thick.
7. Cut the round into 8 wedges.
8. Use a pastry brush to brush on some extra buttermilk over the surface of the wedges.
9. Arrange wedges about 1/2 inch apart on an un-greased large baking sheet and bake at 400°F in the middle of the oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
10. Cool on a rack.
11. Best eaten just baked and warm, with a little butter.