Edel's Sweet Irish Scones

By Augusta Scattergood

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Ingredients:

6 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 sticks butter, cut into small pieces
3 eggs
2 cups milk
1 cup currants or raisins (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Sift the dry ingredients together.
2. Mix the butter pieces into the dry ingredients and quickly mix with your fingers.
3. Add the currants or raisins and stir with a fork.
4. Mix eggs and milk in a separate bowl.
5. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the eggs and milk.
6. Working with 1/2 of the dough at a time, shape into a ball and pat out to about 1 inch thickness, onto a lightly-floured board.
7. Cut into shapes using any circle cutter. A glass dipped in flour will work.
8. Brush the top of each scone with a little milk to glaze.
9. Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.

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squajo says:

March 19, 2007

I cut the sugar by 1/3 to make less sweet and added dried cranberries--very tastey with tea. Thanks!

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Sweaterhead says:

March 08, 2007

I'd definitely like to have a go at these - definitely popping a big bag of dried cranberries in mine too. A bit of pumpkin pie filling added to your batter adds a great touch too.