SCONES

Ingredients :

2 cups cake flour

2 ½ teaspoons baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt

¼ cup cold butter cubed

2 eggs

1/3 cup heavy cream

Salt (optional)

Paprika (optional)

Preparation:

Sift all dry ingredients and combine cold butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles a coarse meal.

Whisk eggs in a bowl and separate 1 ½ tablespoon. Continue whisking and add cream.

Make a well in the center of flour mixture and pour egg and cream. Combine quickly until a dough is formed.

Turn out the mixture onto a lightly floured surface. Pat dough, with hands, into a rectangle ½ in (1 ½ cm) thick. Cut into circles with the rim of a glass or cookie cutter. Transfer to a lightly greased cookie sheet. Brush top with separated egg.

Combine salt with paprika and sprinkle over scones.

Bake in oven 450°F (230°C) for 15 minutes.

Serve with butter and jam.

Yields: 12 scones

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