Country Scones
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 8:37pm

Ingredients




Hot water
cup raisins or currants
2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon salt
teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoons butter -- cut into pieces
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 teaspoon sugar -- mixed with
teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a cookie sheet. 2 In a small bowl, pour enough hot water over the raisins to cover. Let the raisins stand for 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. 3 In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Pulse 3 or 4 times to mix. Add the butter and process for 1 minute, until the mixture resembles cornmeal and the butter is completely blended. 4 Transfer to a large bowl. Add the sour cream, raisins and egg. Stir just until the dough clings together. 5 On a floured surface, knead the dough gently 10 to 12 times. Roll or pat the dough to a 1-inch thickness. Cut with a round or patterned cutter. 6 Place on the cookie sheet and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar. 7 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.