Raisin Scone recipie

Here is my famous Raisin Scone recipe.

Ingedients:
4 cups of unbleached all purpose flour
1 cup of sugar
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
2/3 cup of cold unsalted butter (diced)
4 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup of raisins

1 egg for glazing

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together into a large mixing bowl. Add sugar. Add butter into the flour mix. Blend the butter into the flour using fingers or pastry blender. The mix should resemble like a course mixture. Stir in raisins. Create a well in the centre of the bowl and add buttermilk. (more might be needed if mix is dry). Stir with a mixing spoon until it all comes together.

Preheat oven to 450 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or butter it.

Place dough on a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 mins). Please make sure not to over knead as the dough will become hard

Roll the dough into a 12 inch circle with a rolling pin. Using a scone cutter, cut the dough and place each scone onto the baking sheet.

Crack open the egg and beat.

Brush each scone with egg wash. Place sheet in the oven for 10 to 15 mins. Bake until golden brown.

This will yield about 2 dozen small scones. Make sure to place the baking sheet on the middle rack to ensure even cooking.