If you don’t soak your raisins ahead now, you will become a believer after these scones.
Raising the Roof Raisin Scones
Ingredients
- 3 cups ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- ½ cup SUGAR
- ½ teaspoon SALT
- 1 tablespoon BAKING POWDER
- 5 tablespoons BUTTER or MARGARINE
- 2 EGGS
- 1¼ cups MILK
- ½ cup WALNUTS, finely chopped
- ½ cup raisins, soaked in hot water for 20 minutes
- 1 EGG YOLK
- 2 tablespoons COLD WATER
Instructions
- ) In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt & baking powder
- ) Using a pastry blender cut in the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
- ) In a separate bowl beat together eggs & milk
- ) Pour milk mixture into the dry ingredients, mix until just moistened
- ) Fold in drained raisins & walnuts
- ) Using a ice scoop form the scones on greased baking sheet
- ) Beat the egg yolk with the cold water & with a pastry brush glaze each scone with this mixture
- ) Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until golden brown
- ) Makes approximately 12 scones