Currant Scones
- 3 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), cut into cubes
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk (or whole milk soured with 1 tbsp. vinegar)
- 1 cup currants
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.rnFirst, I never have buttermilk, so I sour the milk. To do so, add about 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to a measuring cup and then fill with milk to reach 1 cup level. Place on top of stove to warm while you are getting rest of recipe together.
- In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients and then "cut in" butter using pastry blender until the butter is the size of small peas.
- Whisk eggs into the buttermilk and stir in the currants.
- Add liquid with currants to the dry ingredients and stir gently until just combined. Once you have a large ball, cut it in half.
- Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place a ball of dough on each sheet, pressing dough down gently until you have a flattened circle about an inch high. Cut each dough circle into 8 equal-ish pieces (like a pizza). Separate the pieces so they have plenty of space to bake without touching.
- Put one baking sheet in oven and bake for 12-16 minutes. Place the other tray in freezer or fridge while it waits for its turn.
- Once cool, these scones freeze well and a brief stint in the microwave will have them ready to eat!
allpurpose unbleached flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, buttermilk, currants
Taken from food52.com/recipes/33391-currant-scones (may not work)