Scones (Alton Brown)

By rossboys

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp shortening
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1 egg
• Handful dried currants or dried cranberries

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees.



In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.