Title: Stephanie's Raisin Scones
Categories: Bread Irish
Yield: 6 Wedges

2	c	Flour
2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Ground nutmeg
8	tb	(1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut up
1	c	Raisins
2	tb	Sugar
1		Yolk of a large egg
3/4	c	Buttermilk or plain yogurt
1		White of a large egg
		Additional sugar for sprinkling

1. Heat oven to 375F. Put flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl. Stir to mix well. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in with your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine granules. Add raisins and sugar; toss to distribute evenly.

2. Add egg yolk to buttermilk in a measuring cup and whisk with a fork to blend. Pour over the flour mixture and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms.

3. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and give 10-12 kneads. Cut dough in half. Knead each half briefly into a ball; turn smooth side up and pat into a 6 inch circle. Cut in 6 wedges, but do not separate wedges.

4. In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork until just broken up. Brush to top of each scone with the egg white, and sprinkle lightly with sugar. With a pancake turner, carefully transfer the two cut circles to an ungreased cookie sheet. If necessary, reshape circles so that the 6 wedges in each are touching. This will keep the raisins from burning. 5. Bake 18-22 minutes or until medium brown. Cool on a wire rack. After 5 minutes pull the wedges apart and cover loosely with a dish towel.

Note: Egg white and sugar can be added before freezing the unbaked scones.

VARIATION: Coarse Whole-Wheat Raisin Scones: Replace 1 cup all- purpose flour with 1 cup whole-wheat flour, and add 1/2 cup miller's bran to the flour mixture. Omit nutmeg.

Source:Stephanie Needham, former member of Cyberealm BBS Originally posted 9/19/92

Typed for you in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120

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