English Breakfast Scones
- 2and3/4c flour
- 6T sugar
- 1and 1/2T baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 stick chilled unsalted butter
- 3/4c raisins
- 1c chilled whipped cream
- 2 lg eggs
- additional sugar
- Preheat to 400.Dust baking sheets with flour. Sift first four ingredients into a bowl.Add butter and blend with fingertips until coarse meal. Mix in raisens. Whisk cream and eggs in small bowl to blend. Pour over crumb mixture, stirring just until combined.
- Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface. Press dough into 1 inch thick round.Cut out rounds using 3 inch cookie cutter, Gather dough and recut. Transfer scones to prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350 and bake until light brown about 18 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm.
flour, t sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, raisins, cream, eggs, additional sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/english-breakfast-scones-1235886 (may not work)