Cream Scones

Name: Cream Scones
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, baking powder; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 5 tablespoons, unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, currants; 1 cup, heavy cream

Desserts or Baked Goods
Great Britain
Breakfast & Brunch
Quick Breads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1994, America's Test Kitchen TV

We wanted light, tender scones with a buttery flavor and gentle sweetness.

SERVES Makes 8

TIME 45 minutes

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