Eggless Tender Flaky Scones

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut in chunks
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 cup currants or 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 2 teaspoons whipping cream, for brushing the scones with

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f (195-200 degrees c).
• 2 mix with a whisk in a big bowl the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
• 3 cut in butter with a butter knife in each hand until mix looks like coarse crumbs.
• 4 pour in cream and fold in everything until just incorporated. do not overmix.
• 5 if mixture seems a little dry, add a little more cream.
• 6 fold currants or cranberries into batter.
• 7 press the dough in 3 or 4 batches on lightly floured board 1 1/4-inch (3cm) thick. cut into triangles. all in all about 8-16 scones, depending on size (enough for 4 hungry mouths).
• 8 place scones on ungreased cookie parchment. brush tops with a bit of cream.
• 9 bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. let cool on a rack.