Scones Joy Of Cooking Recipes

SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into flour mixture until moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

SCONES (JOY OF COOKING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450
• sift first four ingredients together in a large bowl
• cut in cold butter with a pastry blender or two knives, until the butter chunks are the size of small peas.
• In a separate bowl beat 2 eggs. Set 2 tbsp of this aside for a glaze. Into the remainder beat in the milk/cream
• Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour the liquid into it. combine with a few swift strokes. Handle the dough as little as possible. Place it on a lightly floured board. Pat until 3/4 inch thick. cut with a knife into diamond shapes or wedges. Brush with the reserved egg, and sprinkle with a bit of salt or sugar.
• Bake 15 min.
• **This is from The Joy Of Cooking**

SCONES TO DIE FOR

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender.
• Cut until size of peas.
• Stir in currants or cranberries and rind.
• Stir together egg,and cream and dump into dry mix.
• Stir til a ball then gently knead five times.
• Pat into a round 8" wide,about 3/4" thick.
• Cut into 8 or 12 wedges and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Brush tops with cream and sugar and cinnamon if desired.
• Bake 12- 15 minutes.
• Oh my, then enjoy.