Recipes

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Line baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder until well combined.

Using a pastry cutter, two forks or your fingers, cut in butter until well combined.

Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour-and-butter mixture all at once, and stir with fork until all the liquid is absorbed and the mixture begins to hold together.

It should look like a rough biscuit dough.

Using your hands, press the dough into a round dome-shaped loaf about 8 inches in diameter.

Lift the loaf from the bowl, and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet.

In a small bowl, mix the egg yolk and cream together.

With a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the loaf.

With a sharp knife or razor incise a cross, about 1/2 each deep, into the top of the loaf.

Transfer to the oven. Bake, rotating halfway through, until it is deep golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center, about 70 minutes.

Remove from the baking sheet to wire rack to cool.