Currant Scones

By FoodPornDirector

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 Cup Flour
• 1/3 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 6 Tablespoon chilled butter
• 1/3 Cup Currant
• 1/2 Cup Cream
• 1 Large Egg

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine dry ingredients
2. Cut butter into dry ingredients
3. Add currants
4. Add cream and egg, lightly beaten together, and form into ball
4. Rolland cut into desired shape
5. Bake at 350 for 20 min
6. Halfway through the baking, brush on milk and sprinkle with sugar for texture

Variations:
Can substitute any dried fruit such as raisins, blueberries, cranberries, etc for currants

replace cream w/ buttermilk for biscuits

Using just egg yolk instead of whole eggs makes the scones more delicate