Scones

Staff Reporter Becca Matias

Ingredients

2 cups flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

¾ teaspoon salt

⅓ cup sugar

4 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons shortening

¾ cup cream

1 egg

Handful of dried currants or cranberries

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder in a large mixing bowl and mix before cutting in butter and shortening.
3. In a separate bowl mix cream and the egg before adding to the dry ingredients
4. Stir in dried berries
5. Turn dough out onto a floured surface
6. Roll and cut into biscuit sized rounds
7. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown
8. Top with clotted cream and raspberry jam if desired