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Bonnie Lake's Buttermilk Scones
Author:
Si Foster
Ingredients
2
packages dry yeast
1/4
cup
warm water
1
quart
buttermilk
,
warm
2
eggs
2
tablespoons
sugar
2
tablespoons
vegetable oil
1
tablespoon
baking powder
1 1/2
teaspoons
salt
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
8
cups
flour
,
approximately
Instructions
Soften yeast in warm water. Let stand 5 minutes.
Mix warm buttermilk, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, salt, baking soda, 4 cups flour and dissolved yeast. Beat until smooth.
Add remaining flour to make soft dough. Cover. Let rise until double in bulk.
Punch down. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Just before frying, roll out on a floured surface.
Cut into 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" rectangles and fry in hot (365 degreefat until golden brown on one side.
Flip over. Brown other side. Drain on paper towel.
yield: 4 to 5 dozen scones.