Stephanie's Raisin Scones

* Exported from MasterCook *

STEPHANIE'S RAISIN SCONES

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
8 tb (1 stick) cold unsalted
-butter, cut up
1 c Raisins
2 tb Sugar
1 Yolk of a large egg
3/4 c Buttermilk or plain yogurt
1 White of a large egg
Additional sugar for
-sprinkling

1. Heat oven to 375F. Put flour, baking powder, soda,
nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl. Stir to mix well.
Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in
with your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine
granules. Add raisins and sugar; toss to distribute
evenly.

2. Add egg yolk to buttermilk in a measuring cup and
whisk with a fork to blend. Pour over the flour
mixture and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms.

3. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and
give 10-12 kneads. Cut dough in half. Knead each half
briefly into a ball; turn smooth side up and pat into
a 6 inch circle. Cut in 6 wedges, but do not separate
wedges.

4. In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork
until just broken up. Brush to top of each scone with
the egg white, and sprinkle lightly with sugar. With a
pancake turner, carefully transfer the two cut circles
to an ungreased cookie sheet. If necessary, reshape
circles so that the 6 wedges in each are touching.
This will keep the raisins from burning. 5. Bake 18-22
minutes or until medium brown. Cool on a wire rack.
After 5 minutes pull the wedges apart and cover
loosely with a dish towel.

Note: Egg white and sugar can be added before freezing
the unbaked scones.

VARIATION: Coarse Whole-Wheat Raisin Scones: Replace 1
cup all- purpose flour with 1 cup whole-wheat flour,
and add 1/2 cup miller's bran to the flour mixture.
Omit nutmeg.

Source:Stephanie Needham, former member of Cyberealm
BBS Originally posted 9/19/92

Typed for you in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm
BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120



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