Sunday Morning Sweet Treat

Moe requested scones this morning.  And since scones are a favourite of mine I was happy to oblige. 

 Rather than roll them out I made drop scones.  Same recipe but with a tad more cream.  Tossed in a few raspberries. 

Scones (Raspberry, Blueberry, Fresh Currants,etc..)
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2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 Tbsp. cold butter
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup fresh raspberries
extra cream and sugar

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut butter into mixture with pastry blender until it resembles a course meal. Add cream and raspberries to dry ingredients. Mix lightly
with fork until mixture forms a stiff dough. Knead on floured board just to incorporate all flour; try not to damage berries.

Roll into 7-inch round and cut into 6 or 8 wedges. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet; brush tops with cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.

Note: When adding fruit to the scone mixture, make sure the raspberries or blueberries are frozen. Otherwise you end up with crushed fruit. Still tastes as good, but not as pretty. I usually add the cream and
when the dough has almost come together I add the frozen fruit. With the Chocolate you can add it along with the cream.