our essential scones

you've all ate them...now you can bake them.

first:

mix the following in a large mixing bowl.

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup sugar

second:

beat together:

1/2 cup, whole milk, half & half, heavy cream OR buttermilk (now is not the time to use watered down milk called skim)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

zest of one orange

third:

cut into flour mixture, 1/2 cup of COLD butter.

use a pastry blender and get it coarse as corn meal.

fourth:

stir liquid into flour, it will be sticky & not totally wet...don't worry this is correct.

now add in 1 cup currants. stir up a little more.

dump it all on the counter, it will be messy.

smoosh it together a bit, until formed & push into a 1/2 inch deep circle (use a little flour is you need)

cut into 8 pieces, drizzle a little cream on top & sprinkle w/ raw sugar.

bake at 400 on an UNGREASED NON STICK pan for 15 minutes.

fifth:

serve hot & of course with more butter!