Simple Sweet Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut up
1/4 c. granulated sugar (use 1/3 c. for slightly sweeter scones)
2/3 c. milk

Preparation

Heat
oven
to 425\u00b0.
Put flour, baking powder and salt into a
large bowl;
stir to mix well.
Add butter and cut in with pastry
blender
or
rub
in with your fingers until the mixture looks
like
fine granules.
Add sugar;
toss to mix. Add
milk and
stir with a fork until soft dough forms.
Form dough into
a ball; put on a lightly floured board and give 10 to 12 kneads. Roll out dough to about 12 x 5 1/2-inches.\tCut with
a
2-inch cutter.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
Delicious with
butter
and honey
or preserves.
Makes eighteen 2-inch rounds.