Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. flour
1 Tbsp. acting baking powder
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. butter (1/4 lb.)
1 egg
3/4 c. half and half or milk
2/3 c. currants (snipped dates very good)
3 Tbsp. cream or milk

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix flour, baking powder and sugar and cut in butter as if making pie dough.
(I use my food processor.) Beat egg into half and half or milk and add to flour mixture.
Mix barely long enough to moisten flour.
Gently press into a 9-inch circle or 8 to 9-inch round cake pan and cut into 10 to 12 pie-shaped wedges for a traditional scone.
Freeze dough until needed.
Frozen dough bakes better.