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Scones With Currants

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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5 tablespoons butter (chilled and cut into pieces)
  • 1/2 cup fat-free milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 1/2 ounces currants (1/2 cup dried)
  • 2 teaspoons fat-free milk
  • 2 teaspoons turbinado sugar (or granulated sugar)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

  • Step 2: In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients (flour - salt). Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

  • Step 3: In another bowl or measuring cup combine the wet ingredients (1/2 cup milk - egg white); add wet to dry, stirring until moist (dough will be soft).

  • Step 4: Turn dough out onto a floured board; sprinkle surface of the dough with the currents (or use your favorite dried fruit). With floured hands knead 4 times or until the currents are incorporated.

  • Step 5: Pat dough into an 8 inch circle on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut dough into 12 wedges, cutting into but not through the dough. brush 2 teaspoons of milk over surface of dough and sprinkle with the turbaned sugar.

  • Step 6: Bake at 425 for 17-20 minutes or until golden.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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