Jack and Mollie Shapiro Family Recipes Blog

Raisin Scones

1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 1/2 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
6 Tbsp. cold butter, cut into bits
or room temperature
3/4 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Whisk egg & milk together in one bowl and the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in another bowl.
Drop the butter into the flour mixture using your fingers and mix & rub until mixture is pebbly. Pour into the milk & egg. Mix with fork until the dough is evenly moist.
Add the raisins and give the very stcky dough a few more stirs.
Spoon 1 dozen mounds of dough onto a foil-lined baking sheet and bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for a few minutes.
Serve warm with butter & jam.
Makes 12 servings.
(per scone: 170 calories, 26g carbs, 3 grams protein, 7 grams fat)

These were scrumpcious! They came out like a biscuit. We decided that next time we might roll each scone and form it into a square shape to see if they come out a little more evenly shaped.
YUM!