scones

(from Zina D’s recipe box)

Source: kingarthurbaking.com (from RecipeThing user maude)

Categories: Bread/Rolls

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 C unbleached flour
  • 1/3 C granulated sugar
  • 3/4 t salt
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 8 T unsalted COLD butter
  • Dried fruit, ginger etc- nuts
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 t vanilla extract
  • 1/2-2/3 C half and half
  • TOPPING
  • 2 t mmil2 T coarse sugar, or cinnamon sugar

Directions

  1. whisk together dry ingredients

  2. Work in butter until crumbly

  3. Stir in dried fruit, etc

  4. In separate bowl whisk together eggs, vanilla, half and half

  5. Add liquids to dry ingredients

  6. Mix together with large with large spoon

  7. Line baking sheet with parchment

  8. Divide dough into half and make each 5 inch circle or 6 inch with add in fruit, etc

  9. Circles should be 3/4 inch thick

  10. Brush each circle with milk and sprinkle with course sugar

  11. Place pan in freezer for 30 minutes

  12. Preheat oven to 425 with rack in the upper third

  13. Bake 18-23 minutes until light brown

  14. FREEZE UNBAKED SCONES

  15. IN FREEZER AND THEN INTO PLASTIC BAG.- MIGHT TAKE A COUUPLE MINUTES MORER bAKE AS DIRECTED WITHOUT THAWING
  16. REHEAT SCONES

  17. 350 OVEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES

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