Scones Posted by (sachin-harinee@insight.rr.com) Harinee Silva on March 27, 19103 at 17:25:45:

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2 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sugar 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons shortening 3/4 cup cream 1 egg Handful dried currants or dried cranberries Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown. Yield: 1 dozen © Malini's Kitchen - Printed from www.infolanka.com/recipes