What is the best recipe for fruit scones?
CURRANT SCONES AND FRUIT AND CREAM SCONES: 3 c. self-rising flour 1/4 c. sugar 1/4 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. currants (dried) 1/2 c. unsalted butter, cut in pieces 1 c. whipping cream Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter 2 cookie sheets. Sift flour into bowl. Mix in sugars and currants. Mix in butter with a pastry knife or fingers until it is like cornmeal. Stir in enough cream to form soft, slightly sticky dough. Knead dough on floured surface until combined. Roll out 3/4 inch thick. Cut out 2 inch rounds and bake until golden, approximately 12 minutes. CREAM AND FRUIT: Fresh berries 2 c. sour cream 2 tbsp. powdered sugar 1 tsp.
1 lb of selfraising flour 1 quarter lb of butter or margarine 3 eggs 1 half lb of sultanas a little sugar if desired put the flour butter and sugar into a mixing bowl and rub it together with your finger tips untill it resembles bread crumbs. mix in the fruit and then bind them all together until it makes a soft dough if its too dry add a little milk. roll the dough out on a floured surface about an inch thick.cut out your scones using a cutter or knife.bake ina moderate oven about gas mark 5 or 6 (dont know what that would be in an electric oven ) they should take about 20 to 30 minutes to bake different ovens varie. if they are light brown on the bottom and are hollow when you tap them they are done .
