* Exported from MasterCook * Stephanie's Raisin Scones Recipe By : Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Breads Irish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 cups Flour 2 teaspoons Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda 1/2 teaspoon Ground nutmeg 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted -- butter, cut up 1 cup Raisins 2 tablespoons Sugar 1 Yolk of a large egg 3/4 cup Buttermilk or plain yogurt 1 White of a large egg Additional sugar for -- sprinkling 1. Heat oven to 375F. Put flour, baking powder, soda, nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl. Stir to mix well. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or rub in with your fingers, until the mixture looks like fine granules. Add raisins and sugar; toss to distribute evenly. 2. Add egg yolk to buttermilk in a measuring cup and whisk with a fork to blend. Pour over the flour mixture and stir with a fork until a soft dough forms. 3. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and give 10-12 kneads. Cut dough in half. Knead each half briefly into a ball; turn smooth side up and pat into a 6 inch circle. Cut in 6 wedges, but do not separate wedges. 4. In a small bowl, beat the egg white with a fork until just broken up. Brush to top of each scone with the egg white, and sprinkle lightly with sugar. With a pancake turner, carefully transfer the two cut circles to an ungreased cookie sheet. If necessary, reshape circles so that the 6 wedges in each are touching. This will keep the raisins from burning. 5. Bake 18-22 minutes or until medium brown. Cool on a wire rack. After 5 minutes pull the wedges apart and cover loosely with a dish towel. Note: Egg white and sugar can be added before freezing the unbaked scones. VARIATION: Coarse Whole-Wheat Raisin Scones: Replace 1 cup all- purpose flour with 1 cup whole-wheat flour, and add 1/2 cup miller's bran to the flour mixture. Omit nutmeg. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -