This recipe can be found at http://goadrich.com/cgi-bin/recipe-book//showme.cgi?file=2006-4-20-21-52-41
Buttermilk Scones
From the Kitchen of Laura Goadrich,
2006-04-20
This recipe is from Baking with Julia- the best scones yet!
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
12 minutes
Categories:
English
Bread
No-Eggs
Yields:
8
Ingredients
3
c all-purpose flour,
1/3
c sugar,
2.5
tsp baking powder,
1/2
tsp baking soda,
3/4
tsp salt,
1.5
sticks (6 oz) unsalted butter, cold
1
c buttermilk (or yogurt),
1/2
c dried fruit & nuts,
Equipment
mixing bowl
scone pan (or cookie pan)
fork
Directions
In the mixing bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together with a fork.
Add the cold butter pieces and using your fingertips, work the putter into the dry ingredients (it is okay to have larger pieces).
Add buttermilk and mix with fork until ingredients are moist. Then need no more than 12 times.
Place scones in a scone pan (for triangles) or divided into halves until you have 8 even pieces. Cook at 425 for 10-12 minutes. (Best warm- reheat for 5 minutes at 350.)