Irish Tea Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter
4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 c. milk (approximately)

Preparation

Rub the butter into the flour; add the baking powder, salt and sugar and mix well.
Beat the egg and add to the milk.
Mix the liquid into the dry ingredients to make a manageable dough, neither too firm nor too slack.
Turn onto a floured board; roll to 1-inch thick and cut into rounds with a pastry cutter.
Arrange on a lightly floured baking sheet and bake at 420\u00b0 until risen and brown, approximately 15 minutes.
Yields 18 scones.