Currant Scones
Ingredients
- 2-1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Half & Half Cream
- 1/2 cup Chilled Butter, cut into pieces
- 1 large Egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup Currants
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375. Grease baking sheet.
- Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut-in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles large crumbs.
- Combine cream, currants and egg in small bowl.
- Stir currant mixture into dry ingredients using a fork.
- On floured surface, knead dough 5-6 turns. Pat dough into 3/4" thick round. Cut into wedges or use biscuit or cookie cutters. Place scones onto greased baking sheet.
- Brush tops of scones with cream (1-2 tbsp). Bake 15-20 minutes, until light, golden brown.