Recipe and source notes

Basic Scones

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups Flour
  • 3 teaspoons Baking powder
  • 1/4 cup Shortening
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 cup Sugar (+)
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Milk or more

Make it step by step

  1. Preheat pan to 375. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening. Add egg and milk. Knead lightly and roll out 1/2" thick. Cut in triangle. Bake on griddle or electric fry pan about 5 minutes each side.

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Adapted from Foodista by Barnaby Dorfman, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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