Williamsburg Peppered Cornmeal Scones

These sounded like a wonderful accompaniment for a heavy winter stew. i found them on the good housekeeping website.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees f.

In large bowl , combine flour , cornmeal , sugar , baking powder , black pepper , salt , and baking soda.

With pastry blender or two knives used scissor-fashion , cut in margarine or butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In cup , mix milk and egg.

Stir egg mixture into flour mixture just until ingredients are blended.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface.

Divide dough in half.

With floured hands , pat each half into a 5 1 / 2-inch round.

Cut each round into 6 wedges.

With pancake turner , transfer wedges to ungreased large cookie sheet.

Bake scones 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Serve scones warm.

Or , cool on wire rack.

Reheat if desired.

all-purpose flour, yellow cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, fresh coarse ground black pepper, salt, baking soda, margarine, milk, egg