Currant Scones
Currant Scones
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Yield: Makes 9 scones |
Ingredients
21⁄2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
4 oz. butter
3⁄4 cup currants
3⁄4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Preparation
Oven Temperature: 380-400 degrees
- Mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Flame Height: 3
- Melt the butter in a saucepan just inside the doorway of the oven.
- Add the currants and sugar to the butter and stir. Slowly stir in the milk.
- Move the saucepan to center of oven and bring to a boil.
- Once the mixture begins to boil, move pan back to the doorway and let cook for 2 minutes.
- Pour butter mixture into the flour mixture and quickly stir to combine.
- While the mixture is still hot, drop the dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet in 1⁄3 cup measurements.
- Flame Height: 1
- Bake in doorway until lightly browned, about 8 minutes, rotating cookie sheet after 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a rack to cool.
