Jalapeño Cheddar Scones

Taken from this recipe.

Ingredients
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup cold salted butter, cubed
¼ cup finely chopped fresh jalapeños (remove seeds)*
1 ¼ cups shredded cheddar cheese (I use medium cheddar)
½ cup buttermilk
1 egg

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut the cold cubed butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until the pieces of butter are the size of peas. Fold in the chopped jalapeños and shredded cheese.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Add to the flour/butter mixture and gently fold with a spatula until the dough just starts to come together. Turn the contents of the bowl onto the countertop and knead/press the mixture just until the dough comes together. Note: This was pretty messy. Make sure the dough is reasonably together before turning it out of the bowl, and use a big cutting board instead of counter top.
4. Shape the dough into 3 even rounds each about 1 inch thick (i.e. 3 round disks). Cut each round into 4 even wedges using a pizza cutter or large knife and arrange them on the prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 17-20 minutes or until lightly golden. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before serving.

Some edits I made to the above recipe based on comments:

• I used a big jalapeño, ~1/2 cup, and kept half the seeds in
• Add 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Brush the tops of the scones with buttermilk and sprinkle salt and pepper before baking

Notes / tips:

• Be careful with the jalapeños. People recommend using (food safe) gloves. I didn’t have any and I was ok, but I tried to minimize touching the insides.
• It’s key to consistently keep ingredients in the fridge at each step so your butter doesn’t melt.
• If using unsalted butter, can add 1.5 tsp of salt
• Can bake right out of the freezer (~18-20 minutes). I tried air frying and the oven was better.