Tea Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. butter
1 egg, beaten
3/4 c. milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
Chop in butter with pastry blender until flour coated particles of butter are the size of coarse meal.
Add egg and milk.
Stir quickly and lightly until no flour shows.
Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times.
Cut the dough in half.
Shape each half into a ball and press each down into a round about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut each into 8 wedges like a pie.
Place the wedges on a greased cookie sheet, without allowing the sides to touch.
Glaze, if desired, with lightly beaten egg. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.