The secret to these scones is a light touch; you don't want to handle the dough anymore than you have to. They're great warm, and the perfect vehicle for sopping up sauce or soup, or slathering with butter and drizzling with honey. This is the fastest way to make up warm bread.
4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the buttermilk. Mix together by hand, being careful not to overwork the dough. Turn out on a well-floured surface and form into a large rectangle, about 1 inch thick. Using a sharp knife( a pizza cutter works well, too), cut the dough into 9 strips, 1-inch wide, then cut each strip into 6, 1-inch squares. Place,barely touching, on a large sheet pan that has been lightly floured or lined with parchment. Bake for 10 minutes, rotate the tray, and bake 7 minutes more. Yield: 54 scones.
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