Simple Scones

• 2 cupsall-purpose flour
• 1/3 cupsugar
• 1 teaspoonbaking powder
• 1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
• 1/2 teaspoonsalt
• 8 tablespoonsunsalted butter, frozen
• 1/2 cupraisins (or dried currants)
• 1/2 cupsour cream
• 1large egg

1. 1.Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. 2.In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
3. 3.In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
4. 4.Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
5. 5.Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

flour, cupsugar, teaspoonbaking powder, teaspoonbaking soda, teaspoonsalt, butter, cupraisins, cupsour cream, egg

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/simple-scones-52305441 (may not work)