Orange Scones
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Orange Scones
Recipe #63813 | 28 min | 10 min prep
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By: evelyn/athens
Jun 5, 2003
Top these with Strawberry Preserves and Double Cream.
SERVES 9 (change servings and units)
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Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into bits
1/2 cup dried currant
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 egg
1 egg, separated
3/4 cup cream
sugar
Directions
1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
3Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4Mix in currants and zest.
5Beat 1 egg with 1 egg yolk in small bowl; whisk in cream.
6Add to flour-butter mixture and stir until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
7Turn out on lightly-floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
8Roll out to thickness of 1 inch.
9Cut into 3 inch rounds with cookie cutter.
10Transfer to baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart.
11Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle lightly with sugar.
12Bake until puffy and light-brown, about 18 minutes.
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