Recipe - Scones Number 2

4 cup Sifted cake flour or use
3 One half cup All purpose fflour
4 One half teaspoon Baking powder
2 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Butter
4 Whole eggs well beaten;
divid
1 cup Half and half
2 teaspoon Water

Sift together the flour,Baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.Cut
the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks like fine
granules.Measure 4 tabls. of the beaten egg into a small cup set aside.Beat
the half and half into the remaining beaten eggs. Make a well in the flour
mixture and pour in the egg mixture.Stir together quickly,handling as
little as possible.Place on a lightly floured surface and pat with floured
hands into a square 1/2" thick. With a floured knife,cut into four
squares,then cut each square into 4 triangles.Transfer with a spatula to
ungreased baking sheets.Mix the water with the reserved beaten egg and
brush over the tops.Bake in a preheated 450 deg.oven for 10 to 12 minutes
or until golden brown.Serve hot makes 16 scones..

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