Sunday Scones
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 2:44pm

Ingredients




2 cups self - rising flour
5 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons butter, softened
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon orange zest
Handful of raisins
1 egg
3/4 cup milk

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 400 degrees F. and butter your muffin tin. 2 In large bowl, whisk together flour and sugar.  Add the softened butter, zest and raisins until a fine crumb mixture forms. 3 In a cup whisk milk and egg together.  Set aside about 2 tablespoons of milk mixture for brushing the scones afterwards. 4 Add the milk and egg mixture and stir with a fork until a wet sticky dough forms.  Transfer to a well floured surface punch out about 8 circles and transfer to the muffin tin.  Brush each scone with reserved milk and egg mixture. 5 Bake the scones for about 15 minutes or until golden. 6 Serve warm with jam and butter.