SCOTTISH FRUIT SCONES

The scone is a small British quick bread (or cake if it includes sugar) of Scottish origin. They are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as leavening. The original scone was round and flat, usually the size of a medium size plate. It was made with unleavened oats and baked on a griddle, then cut into triangle-like quadrants for serving. When baking powder became available, scones began to be the oven-baked, well-leavened items we know today.*

British scones are often lightly sweetened, but may also be savory. They frequently include raisins, currants, cheese or dates. The griddle scone is a variety of scone which is fried rather than baked. Another common variety is the drop scone, after the method of dropping the batter onto the griddle or frying pan to cook it. In some countries one may also encounter savory varieties of scone which may contain or be topped with a combination of cheese, onion or bacon.  In the United States, scones are drier, larger and typically sweet.* 

*From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - for more information, see Scone

INGREDIENTS
2 cups Flour
4 tsp Baking Powder
3/4 tsp Salt
1/3 cup Sugar
4 Tbs Butter
2 Tbs Shortening
3/4 cup Cream
1 Egg
1/4 cup Dried Fruit

DIRECTIONS

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; Mix well.
• Cut in butter and shortening.
• In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg. Add to dry ingredients.
• Stir in fruit.
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
• Roll dough out in a circle and cut into 4, 6 or 8 wedges with a knife.
• Place on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.

Serving suggestions:
Serve with jam or preserves, honey, honey-butter, or a glaze.

FRUIT COMBINATION IDEAS:
Any dried fruit - blueberry, cranberry, raisin, apricot, currants, raspberries, pineapple, apples, etc...

Other popular varieties -  
Apricot Ginger 
Orange Blueberry, Orange Cranberry 
Raisin Pineapple
Lemon 
Lemon Lavender 
Maple Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Pumpkin Spice

Preparation Time: 20  minutes
Cooking Time: 20-30 minutes
Serves: 4-8

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