Scones and Tea

 In the late afternoon, after a long and busy day it feels right to sit for a moment with a hot cup of tea and freshly baked scones. If your family does not have a scone recipe that you claim as your own perhaps you would like to try our favorite recipe for Irish Scones.

Irish Scones
2 cups of self rising flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 cup of sugar
4 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of currants
1 cup of whole milk (sometimes we use cream)
1 egg

Mix together the flour, baking powder and sugar. Cut in the butter until the mixture  resembles the texture of cornmeal (we use a fork and keep our efforts simple). Next sprinkle the currants over the mixture and stir them in. Beat together the egg and milk or cream. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry, reserving a small amount to brush over the top of the scones before they are baked. Mix and form into a soft ball. Knead gently on a floured counter top. Form the mixture into a disc approximately 1 inch thick. We use a large biscuit cutter made especially for making scones to cut out 6-7 scones. After the tops are brushed with the reserved liquid, they are baked for 10 minutes in a pre-heated 400degree oven.

What a treat a scone makes when we are sitting together, enjoying each other's company over a teapot of fresh brewed black tea. I like mine with butter and jam. This is just the treat to refresh us so that we are able to finish up the day's chores.

Have a fresh baked day.