Orange Raisin Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
3 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup orange juice
1 cup raisins

Preparation

Sift dry ingredients, cut in butter with pastry cutter or two knives.
In a small bowl mix egg slightly and then add orange juice.
Make a well in center of flour mixture and add liquid ingredients.
Stir lightly, add raisins and mix just until raisins are incorporated .
This will be quite sticky, turn out onto well floured surface.
Split in half.
You can use a cookie sheet now and with well floured hands push each into a circle about 6-8 inches, they should be about 1/2 inch thick.
Cut into 8 triangular pieces but do not separate.
Bake at 425\u00b0-450\u00b0 for 10-15 minutes.
Remove from oven when they are a nice golden color.