Edinburgh Tearoom Scones with Lemon Curd
- 2 cups flour, all-purpose
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 cup raisins, seedless or currants
- 1 x milk
- 1 x sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1/2 cup lemon juice fresh
- Heat oven to 425~.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Cut in butter.
- Add raisins or currents.
- Mix buttermilk and egg together.
- Add all at once to flour.
- Mix with fork just until mixture clings together.
- Form into ball, turn out on floured surface and knead gently until smooth, not more than 5 turns of the dough.
- Pat out til 1/2 inch thick and cut with a 2 inch cutter.
- Place on baking sheet 1 inch apart.
- Brush tops lightly with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve with Lemon Curd.
- LEMON CURD Beat eggs in top of double boiler.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Cook over simmering water 30 minutes, stirring frequently until thick and smooth.
- When it has thickened, remove from heat.
- It will thicken more when cooled.
- Cool, cover and refrigerate.
- Keeps 2 to 3 weeks in refrigerator.
flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter, buttermilk, eggs, raisins, milk, sugar, eggs, salt, sugar, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice fresh
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/edinburgh-tearoom-scones-lemon--4746 (may not work)