Scones

1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.

2. In a medium bowl, sift or whisk together your flour, salt, sugar, chives, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and baking powder. Cut in your cold butter using your preferred method until the mixture has a rough, almost cornmeal-like texture; you could:

   Option 1: rub the chilled butter into the dry ingredients using your hands
   

   Option 2: mix butter and dry ingredients together using a pastry cutter
   

   Option 3: mix butter and dry ingredients in a food processor, then return to your medium bowl for the next steps
   

3. In a small bowl, beat together your milk and the two eggs. Add your wet ingredients and cheese to the dry and combine, stirring together until the mixture has absorbed all of the liquid. Give the dough some gentle kneading until it's smooth, then pour out onto a sheet of parchment paper.

4. Divide the dough into two balls, then roll each ball to about ¾" thickness and shape into roughly 6" rounds. Cut each round into six pie-shaped wedges, then transfer the parchment paper to a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 22-25 miutes.