English Cream Scones
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
8 scones
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup milk or 1/2 cup light cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Cut in shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until mixture has the consistency of coarse cornmeal.
- Set aside. Reserve a little of the egg whites (to brush over tops of scones) and beat eggs until light. Stir in milk.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and add liquid all at once, stirring with a fork vigorously until dough comes freely from the sides of the bowl.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat dough out to 3/4-inch thickness.
- Cut into 8 triangles or squares or form into "biscuits".
- Brush tops with egg whites and sprinkle generously with sugar.
- place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until tops are golden.
- Variations: Raisin Scones Add to dry ingredients 1/2 cup seedless raisins, currants, Craisins or other fruits (fresh blueberries or raspberries, apple chunks etc). Cheese Scones Reduce sugar to 1 tsp Add 1 cup of shredded sharp cheese to dry ingredients.
- Do Not sprinkle with sugar before baking.
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