Orange-Currant Scones

Name: Orange-Currant Scones
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: English, Scottish, British, European
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 79 milliliters butter or margarine; 118 milliliters currants; 1 egg, beaten; 1 egg white, beaten; 414 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 4 Tbsps half-and-half; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 0 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps sugar

Orange-Currant Scones might be just the Scottish recipe you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 93 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking powder, half-and-half, gold flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It works well as an inexpensive morn meal. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400F. Soak currants in enough warm water to cover 10 minutes to soften; drain.

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Currants

Water

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Oven

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in orange peel, egg, currants and just enough half-and-half until dough leaves side of bowl.

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Orange Zest