Raisin Scones

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1 pinch salt
• 8 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk (approximately)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon lukewarm water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• 3 cut in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. (i prefer to grate in frozen butter).
• 4 add the raisins, beaten egg, and enough buttermilk to make a soft dough.
• 5 knead very lightly on a floured board to just combine the ingredients, handling gently to retain air needed for scones to rise.
• 6 roll out to a ½ inch thickness.
• 7 cut the dough into 8 thick wedges with a sharp knife.
• 8 place the scones on 2 greased baking sheets, leaving a ½ inch space around each one.
• 9 to glaze, combine the egg yolk and water in a bowl and brush onto each scone (be careful not to drip any of the glaze onto the pan or the scones will stick).
• 10 bake for 12 - 15 minutes, or until golden brown.