English Cream Tea Scones

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter (cold)
• 8 ounces whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• 3 using a pastry blender or fork, cut cold butter into small slices and blend with the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly looking.
• 4 add in the whipping cream and stir.
• 5 on a floured surface, gently knead dough 5 or 6 times.
• 6 cut dough in half.
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet and press each half into an 8inch circle about 1 inch thick. cut into 8 wedges each but do not separate.
• 8 sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 cut into wedges and serve warm.