SOUR CREAM SCONES

Ingredients

• 2 CUPS FLOUR
• 1/4 CUP SUGAR
• 1 TABLESPOON BAKING POWDER
• 1/4 TEASPOON SALT
• 1 CUP PLUS 2 TABLESPOONS SOUR CREAM
• 1/4 CUP MINCED CRYSTALLIZED GINGER OR GOLDEN RAISINS
• 4 TEASPOONS SWEET BUTTER, MELTED
• 8 TEASPOONS PACKED LIGHT BOWN SUGAR

Directions

PREHEAT OVEN TO 400.
SIFT TOGETHER THE FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER AND SALT IN A BOWL.
COMBINE SOUR CREAM AND GINGER OR RAISINS IN A SMALL BOWL. FOLD SOUR CREAM MIXTURE INTO DRY INGREDIENTS, KNEAD BRIEFLY ON LIGHTLY FLOURED SURFACE.
SHAPE INTO EIGHT 3-1/2" ROUNDS, LIGHTLY FLOUR HANDS BECAUSE THE DOUGH WILL BE STICKY. PLACE ON A BAKING SHEET SPRAYED WITH VEGETABLE OIL SPRAY AND BRUSH TOPS WITH WITH MELTED BUTTER AND SPRINKLE WITH BROWN SUGAR.
BAKE UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AROUND EDGES ABOUT 12 TO 14 MINUTES.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Chicago Tribune Newspaper
Submitted By: Marlen
matchlessm@aol.com
SOUR CREAM SCONES