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[Photograph: Sydney Oland]

About the author: Sydney Oland lives in Somerville, Mass. Find more information at sydneyoland.com (or read eatingnosetotail.com)

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About This Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (20 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 cups (about 6 ounces) grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 sticks (16 tablespoons) butter, cut into small pieces
  • 5 eggs, divided
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon Marmite

Procedures

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 400[°]. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and grated cheddar cheese. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter incorporate butter into flour until the mixture resembles wet sand or cornmeal.

  2. In a separate bowl whisk together 4 eggs, milk, and Marmite (it may take a bit of whisking to get the Marmite to incorporate) pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and mix with a spatula until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto floured work surface and using a 2 inch circle cutter or a small mug form 18 small rounds.

  3. Place rounds on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Beat remaining egg and brush each scone. Bake in preheated oven until scones are brown, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.