Email to Stella      

Scones: Whole Wheat Scones

Source of Recipe

Internet


List of Ingredients

1/3 cup margarine or butter
1 and 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup currants or raisins (optional)
4 to 6 tablespoons half-and-half or cream
1 egg, beaten



Recipe

Heat oven to 400. Cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking powder and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.

Stir in 1 egg, the currants and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves side of bowl.

Turn dough onto lighly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times.

Roll or pat 1/2 inch thick. Cut with floured biscuit cutter, or pat dough into rectangel and cut into diamond shapes with sharp knife. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Brush dough with 1 egg.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool. Split scones. Spread with margarine and serve with preserve if desired.

YIELD: About 15 Scones