Santa Clara Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. sour cream
1 large egg
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. freshly grated lemon peel
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut up
1/2 c. finely cut moist prunes
1/2 c. finely cut dried apricots

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
In another bowl, beat sour cream, egg, sugar and lemon peel until well blended.
Add butter to the flour mixture and cut in with a pastry cutter or rub in with fingers until mixture looks like fine granules.
Add prunes and apricots and toss to distribute.
Add sour cream mixture and stir with a spoon until a sticky dough forms.
Drop dough by 1/3 cupfuls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
Cool, loosely covered with a dish towel, on wire rack.
Makes 10 to 12 scones.