Recipe

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• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp of baking powder
• 2 tsp of sugar
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp of rosemary, dried crushed and crumbled
• 1/8 tsp of sage
• 1/8 tsp of thyme
• 3 tbsp of very cold butter , cut in little pieces
• 3/4 cup of extra sharp cheddar , lower fat
• 3/4 cup of finely chopped ham- (original recipe called for bacon)
• 3/4 cup of fat free buttermilk
• 2 large egg whites
• cooking spray

• 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 Sift the flour. Measure lightly.
• 3 Add baking powder, sugar, salt, cayenne, rosemary, sage, thyme to the flour.
• 4 Cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry blender until it resembles coarse meal.
• 5 Whisk the egg whites with the buttermilk.
• 6 Add to the flour, stirring until just moist.
• 7 Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead as lightly as possible with well floured hands. Pat into an eight inch circle on a silpat lined baking sheet, or a cookie sheet spayed with cooking spray.
• 8 Cut the dough into eight wedges, cutting deeply into the dough but not quite all the way through.
• 9 Bake at 400 degree for 20 minutes until lightly browned.
• 10 Great with soups or as an accompaniement to a fruit, cheese platter and a good glass of wine.