Cream Scones with Currants

Name: Cream Scones with Currants
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and refrigerated; 59 milliliters dried currants; 1 large egg; 4 Tbsps heavy cream or half-and-half; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; 0 teaspoons fine salt; 3 Tbsps sugar; 414 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour

Cream Scones with Currants

The recipe Cream Scones with Currants could satisfy your Scottish craving in roughly 45 minutes. This morn meal has 240 calories, 4g of protein, and 12g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Only Head to the store and pick up orange zest, salt, currants, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Sheet

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In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the butter and work it into the flour mixture with your fingers or a pastry blender, until it resembles a coarse meal. Stir in zest and currants.

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Currants

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

In a small bowl, beat the egg and 4 tablespoons of the cream together with a fork.

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Cream

Egg

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Add to the flour mixture and mix with your hands until the dough just comes together. (If the dough seems dry add the extra tablespoon of cream.) Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat the dough into a 6-inch round about 1-inch thick.

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Cream

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