What nationality is the quick read that is called scones when cut in wedges?
Balep Balep is a Tibetan bannock quickbread. There are also other types of Tibetan cuisine "balep" breads and fried pies including:
Pain de campagne Pain de campagne ("country bread" in French), also called "French sourdough," is typically a large round loaf ("miche") made from either natural leavening or baker's yeast. Most traditional versions of this bread are made with a combination of white flour with whole wheat flour and/or rye flour, water, leavening and salt. For centuries, French villages had communal ovens where the townsfolk would bring their dough to be baked, and the miches weighed from four to as much as twelve pounds. Such large loaves would feed a family for days or weeks, until the next baking day.