Raisin Scones

This recipe is from the Frugal Gourmet (Jeff Smith). It is the best scone recipe I've tried. You can't eat just one.
Makes 12 scones.

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. Salt
3 tsp. baking powder
2 Tbl. sugar
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into little cubes
1/2 cup raisins, soaked in hot water for 1/2 hour, drained
1/2 cup half and half
1 egg, beaten

Sift dry ingredients together. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients, using a pastry blender. Add the drained raisins to the flour mixture. Mix the half and half with the beaten egg and stir into the flour mixture. Use a fork and do not overmix. It should take only a few turns to get a dough.

Divide the dough into 3 balls and pat each out into 1/2 inch thick circles. Cut each into 4 triangular scones. bake on an ungreased baking sheet at 425 for 12 minutes. Serve with butter and jam.

Serve warm.

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