Scones

Basic Breakfast Recipes

2 c. flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 4 Tbsp. butter 2 eggs 1/2 c. cream cinnamon sugar for garnish

Preheat oven to 425°F. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut butter into small cubes and cut into flour using a pastry blender or a couple of forks. Blend until the mixture resembles small meal. (For those of us who have never seen small meal, this means it looks like a lot of teeny tiny balls.) Beat eggs lightly. Add eggs and combine. Add cream. Flour a board or part of your counter. Flop the dough out onto the floured space and press out in a sort of circular shape until it's about 1/2 in. thick. With a sharp knife, cut into wedges. Place on a baking sheet and dust with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 425°F for 15 min. or until golden brown. (If your oven runs hot, don't use baking parchment. Remember that paper burns at 451°F.) Serve with a nice cup of hot, sweet tea.

Submitted by Gretchen Grant
Contributed on: Wednesday November 8th, 2006 and modified on Wednesday August 22nd, 2007