Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
1/2 c. milk
1 c. mandarin marmalade
2 Tbsp. baking powder
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3 Tbsp. mandarin peel in syrup

Preparation

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; with a pastry blender, thoroughly cut in shortening.
Add eggs, milk and mandarin peel, mix to make a soft dough.
Turn out on floured surface and divide in half.
Pat half into bottom of greased 8-inch cake pan.
Press dough about 1/2-inch up sides of pan.
Spread dough with marmalade.
Cover with remaining half of dough.
With a floured knife, cut through dough, dividing into 6 wedges.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes in a 425\u00b0 oven.
Serves 6.