Tea Scones
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 large egg
- 7 tablespoons (about) cold milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Sprinkle baking sheet lightly with flour.
- Combine 2 cups cake flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
- Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Beat egg and 7 tablespoons milk in small bowl.
- Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients, tossing with fork until moist and adding 1 more tablespoon milk if dry.
- Gather dough into ball.
- Turn out onto lightly floured surface.
- Shape dough into 8-inch round about 3/4 inch thick.
- Transfer round to prepared baking sheet.
- Using sharp knife, cut round into 8 equal wedges; do not separate wedges.
- Bake scones until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is golden, about 20 minutes.
- Recut scones.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
cake flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, egg, cold milk
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tea-scones-5317 (may not work)