Scones
Print RecipeIngredients
- 2 cup flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1/4 cup butter or shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
Topping :
- 2 tbsp white sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F. Stir flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture has the consistency of course cornmeal.
- Beat eggs until light, (reserving 2 tsp. to brush over top of scones)
- Stir in milk.
- In the dry ingredients make a well in the centre, add liquid slowly to make a soft dough.
- When all liquid has been added, stir dough rather vigorously until it comes freely from the side of bowl.
- Pat to 3/4" thickness, cut in squares or triangles.
- Brush over with egg & sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake on a well greased cookie sheet in oven for 12-15 minutes. These scones may brown quickly on bottom.
VARIATIONS:
- Raisin - stir in 1/2 cup or raisins or currants with dry ingredients.Cheese - increase salt to 1 tsp. If using shortening, decrease sugar to 1 tsp. Cut in 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese with butter or shortening.