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Dorset Scones




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




2 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
1 egg
½ cup milk (approximately)
1/3 cup dried currants

Recipe



Preheat oven to 450 Degrees F. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Cut in cold butter w/ pastry blender until mixture looks like coarse meal. Whisk egg and divide it in half. Beat 1 tablespoon of the milk into half of the egg and set aside. Add enough milk to remaining mixture to make ½ cup liquid. Mix w/ dry ingredients until just combined. Add currants. Turn dough out on floured board, roll it out ½-inch thick and cut w/ biscuit cutter. Place scones on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops w/ reserved egg mixture. Bake at 450 degrees F. for about 15 minutes. Serve w/ thick clotted cream or whipped cream and fruit preserves.