Saturday, 19 December 2015

Holiday Baking : Buttermilk scones { kefires pogácsa }

Savoury scones are popular during family gatherings and parties over here. I'm glad that I finally tried my hand at making Hungarian scones which has more process than the English one.

Buttermilk Scones
Makes : 40 pcs mini-scones
via Arany Tepsi

Ingredients
50gm Flour
1 tsp salt
25ml milk
15gm yeast
1/2 tsp sugar
1 small egg yolk
125gm margarine
75ml kefir (buttermilk)

For glazing
1 egg yolk

Preparation :-
1) Heat up milk in sauce pan until warm NOT hot. Once milk warm to touch, switch off the heat and pour our milk in a jar, put in the sugar and crumbled yeast. Let this mixture sit for 10 mins. to a activate the yeast.
2) Once yeast has been activated, place flour in a mixing bowl, sprinkle in the salt. Cut in the margarine, mix it until crumbly texture. Then make a well in the centre, pour in the yeast, egg yolk and kefir. Knead until just everything come together, do not over work it.
3) Place dough on a slightly bigger tray as the dough will grow as it rest. Let it rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
4) 30 mins. into resting time, start pre-heating the oven at 180°c.
5) After 1 hour, halved the dough and place the other half back in the fridge. Roll out dough on floured surface until 1.5cm thickness. Score the top of the dough in a criss-cross patent. Use a round cutter, cut out dough, place on lined baking tin. Give some space between each cut dough. Glaze with egg yolk.
6) Repeat rolling and cutting process again until dough is finish.
7) Bake in pre-heated oven for 20-25 mins.