Buckingham Palace Scones

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 egg (slightly beaten)
• 3/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°f.
• 2 sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 3 chop in the butter until the particles of butter are the size of coarse cornmeal.
• 4 add the egg and milk. stir quickly and lightly, only until no flour shows.
• 5 add more milk if needed to make dough soft.
• 6 turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times.
• 7 cut the dough in half. shape each half into a ball, press each down into a round and cut into 8 wedges like a pie.
• 8 place the wedges on a greased (i use parchment) cookie sheet without allowing the sides to touch.
• 9 bake until golden brown about 12 minutes.