Peach Nutmeg Scones

In 'the king arthur flour baker's companion'

Preheat oven to 375.

In a bowl , sift the flour , salt , sugar , nutmeg , and baking powder together.

Work the butter into the dry ingredients , using your finger.

In another bowl , mix the eggs , yogurt , and almond extract.

Stir this into the dry ingredients.

Add the peaches and stir just until mixed.

This is a very sticky dough.

Liberally flour the counter and your hands.

Put the dough on the counter and pat it into a 6 x 9 inch rectangle about 1 inch thick.

Cut the rectangle into 6 pieces and cut each small rectangle in half , forming two triangles.

Place the scones on a well-greased cookie sheet.

Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake for 20 minutes , or until nicely browned and a cake tester comes out clean.

unbleached all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, butter, eggs, vanilla yogurt, almond extract, peach