Scottish Scones

We spent nine months in Scotland and picked up a number of good scone recipes. Here's a basic.

2 c flour

2 t baking powder

1/4 t baking soda

1/2 t salt

2 T sugar

1/3 c butter

1/2 c buttermilk

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Sift or whisk together dry ingredients.

Cut in butter (I push a cold stick of butter through a hand-held veggie shredder, tossing the flour as butter loads into flour mixture. If I had a pastry cutter I could do a similar thing. The deal is that you don't want the butter TOO mixed into things if you want a flaky pastry.)

Stir in buttermilk and egg, just until mixed.

Fold several times, using a little extra flour for easy handling.

Divide dough in half

Pat each half into a 6" circle.

Paint lightly with a few drops of milk and sprinkle with a bit of sugar, optional

Cut each half into 6-8 pieces and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 425 degrees (preheated) for 12-15 minutes.