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elspethsheir December 20 2009, 18:26:13 UTC
More happy things: Best scones ever!

Ingredients
* 1 cup sour cream (use full-fat!)
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 4 cups all-purpose flour (maybe a bit more, once you start kneading it)
* 1 cup white sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup butter
* 1 egg
* 1/4-1/3 cup orange juice (if it looks too liquidy, you could add ~1 tsp of orange zest instead)

Directions
1. In a small bowl, blend the sour cream and baking soda, and set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a large baking sheet/use parchment (I used parchment paper).
3. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cream of tartar, and salt. Cut in the butter. Stir the sour cream mixture, orange juice, and egg into the flour mixture until just moistened.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll or pat dough into a 3/4 inch thick round. Cut into 12 pieces (any shape; I used a glass; you could do triangles), and place them ~2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Bake ~15 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.
6. Eat them all up. YUM.

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winkingstar December 20 2009, 22:28:42 UTC
Oh, yay scones! I still need to try making these! :D

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