Description
Pork crisps are a traditional Balkan delicacy and in this recipe they’re used to make delicious scones. Perfect as winter comfort food and entertaining!
Ingredients
Scale
- 7 oz (200 g) pork crisps (cvarci) + 3.5 oz (100 g) all purpose flour
- 17.6 oz (500 g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 envelope dry yeast
- 1 cup (250 ml) milk, lukewarm
- 2.1 oz (60 g) butter, softened
- 1 egg- for egg wash
Instructions
- Finely grind cvarci and combine them with 100 g of flour.
- Combine lukewarm milk with yeast. Combine 500 g of flour with softened butter, egg yolks, salt and pepper. Add yeast with milk and knead until you form smooth dough. Let stand in warm place, covered, for about 30 minutes.
- Roll out dough into a rectangle shape and cover it evenly with cvarci mixture. Flip two opposite endings, roll out again, flip two opposite endings again and roll out. Using a round cookie cutter, cut out scones and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush each with egg wash and using a knife, make a net pattern on their surface.
- Preheat oven to 356 F (180 C). Bake for 20-25 min.