Irish Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. sugar
3 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 large egg
1/4 c. (1 stick) melted margarine (that can be used in baking)
1 c. buttermilk (try to get 2% or more butter fat)
1/3 c. or more raisins or berries (in season)

Preparation

Combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and egg. Add melted stick of margarine. Mix well. Batter will be very thick. Add buttermilk and raisins; mix well. Batter is sticky and stiff. With hands, make 3 balls of batter and slice each ball in half, then slice half again to loosely form a triangle. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet at 350\u00b0 for about 23 to 30 minutes. Makes 1 dozen scones.