Scones

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons raw sugar

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 with a pastry blender or fork cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 in separate bowl, combine egg, milk and vanilla.
• 4 stir into dry ingredients to form a soft dough.
• 5 gather into ball.
• 6 turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead lightly 10 times.
• 7 with lightly floured hands, pat dough in 1/2 inch thick.
• 8 using biscuit cutter, cut dough into rounds, gathering scraps together until dough is all used up.
• 9 place rounds on lightly greased baking sheet.
• 10 mix egg with small amount of warm water to form an egg wash.
• 11 paint top of scones with egg wash and sprinkle with raw sugar.
• 12 bake in 400°f oven 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and risen, or cook on ungreased griddle at 275°f for 10 min per side.
• 13 (if using griddle omit raw sugar and egg wash).
• 14 serve warm with jelly or preserves.