Aunt Pittypat's Cream Scones

This recipe comes from the "Gone With The Wind Cook Book - Famous Southern Cooking Recipes". There is a note in the foreward which I love: "Gone With The Wind told of a style of living. as well as a romantic drama, A way of living, playing, and eating that thrilled us all."

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 12 scones

Ingredients

• 2  cups flour, sifted
• 4  tablespoons baking powder
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 2  eggs
• 1⁄3 cup  cream

Directions

1. Sift dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl.
2. Work in butter with fingertips.
3. Separate eggs (reserving a small amount of unbeaten egg white for glaze later).
4. Beat rest of eggs well, ad cream or milk, and stir into dry ingredients.
5. Toss onto floured board, pat and roll 3/4-inch thick.
6. Cut into squares, diamonds, or triangles.
7. Brush with reserved egg white diluted with 1tspn water.
8. Bake at 220C for 15 minutes.