Mrs. G'S Fair Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder, double acting (make sure your baking powder is still active!)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons shortening, chilled
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons heavy cream (if omitting rasins)

Preparation

Sift and measure the flour.
Re-sift with other dry ingredients.
Work shortening & butter into dry ingredients with the fingers.
Add raisins to flour-fat mixture and mix thoroughly (you may omit raisins).
Add milk to mixture. (If you are omitting the raisins, add another 2 Tablespoons of milk).
Turn out on to a floured board and divide into two equal pieces.
Roll or pat each into a round and to the thickness of biscuits (3/4 inch to a full inch).
Cut into wedge shaped pieces like a pie and bake about 15 minutes at 450 degrees on an ungreased baking sheet.
To serve like they do at the fair; split open but do not cut clear through. Fill with jam and close.