Scones Recipe − Simple Scones

Make a holiday breakfast -- or afternoon tea -- really special with these sweet bakery treats.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
• ½ cup raisins (or dried currants)
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 large egg

Cooking Directions

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Grate butter into flour mixture on the large holes of a box grater; use your fingers to work in butter (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then stir in raisins.
3. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
4. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
5. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. of sugar. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

• calories318.6
• carbohydrateContent41.1 g
• cholesterolContent60.1 mg
• fatContent15.5 g
• fiberContent1.2 g
• proteinContent4.9 g
• saturatedFatContent9.4 g
• sodiumContent249.3 mg
• sugarContent14.6 g