Old Fashioned Cream Scones
2 c Unsifted all purpose flour 3 ts Baking powder 2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 4 tb Butter 2 Eggs, beaten; see note 1/3 c Heavy cream 2 ts Sugar Recipe by: From the 1966 _SUNSET_Cook_Boo...
Ingredients
- 2c unsifted all purpose flour
- 3ts baking powder
- 2tb sugar
- 1/2ts salt
- 4tb butter
- 2eggs, beaten; see note
- 1/3c heavy cream
- 2ts sugar
Directions
- 1
2 c Unsifted all purpose flour 3 ts Baking powder 2 tb Sugar 1/2 ts Salt 4 tb Butter 2 Eggs, beaten
- 2
see note 1/3 c Heavy cream 2 ts Sugar Recipe by: From the 1966 _SUNSET_Cook_Book_of_Breads_ I often add dried cranberries and minced orange
- 3
Note: Reserve 1 Tablespoon egg white for brushing on top
- 4
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 5
Combine flour, baking powder, 2 Tablespoons sugar and salt
- 6
Cut in butte= r with your fingers, a fork or two knives
- 7
Beat eggs slightly with cream, = and stir into flour mixture
- 8
Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and kne= ad only until dough sticks together