Nova Scotia Scones
On our trip to Eastern Canada, we came upon a lovely little Tea Room where they served scones the Scottish way. As soon as we got back home I made these scones for my husband, and he still raves about them...
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionDry Ingredients
- 4cups flour
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 3tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄3
- 1⁄4cup currants
Wet Ingredients
- 1
- 1 1⁄2cups buttermilk
- 2
- clotted cream or whipped cream, to serve
- preserves, to serve
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Lightly flour a baking sheet.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Sprinkle the butter pieces over the flour mixture and cut with pastry blender until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Blend in currants and make a well in the centre.
- Beat the egg with one cup of the buttermilk in a small bowl and pour into the well.
- Stir the flour mixture until just combined adding more buttermilk if too dry.
- Form the dough into a rough ball and knead 8- 10 times until blended.
- Roll and pat dough to 3/4" thickness and cut into 2 1/2" rounds being careful not to twist the cutter.
- Transfer rounds to baking sheet.
- Brush tops with milk and bake until golden for 15 minutes.
- Transfer to cooling rack and serve warm with clotted cream or whip cream and preserves.
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