Recipe(tried): Buckingham Palace Scones

Hello fellow food fans,

I lived in Jolly old England from 1979-1985 and fell in love with tea and scones. The sad part about moving back home to the United States is you can't get a good scone to save your life.

I found this recipe and several others but this one brought back all those great memories of growing up in Harrogate England as a young teenager. Hope you all love it as much as I do. As the English would say Cheers !!!!

BUCKINGHAM PALACE SCONES

1 3/4 cup flour
3/8 cup butter
1/2 tbsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins
1 small egg, beaten
1/4 cup milk, divided use (as needed)
Egg, beaten (for brushing tops)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Cut together butter, flour, baking powder and salt. Add sugar and raisins. Make well in center of the mixture; add egg and small amount of milk. If mixture appears to be too dry, add more milk. Blend to a nice, smooth dough.

Roll out on floured board to 1/2 inch thick. Use cutter with 2-inch fluted edge. Place on the prepared baking sheet; brush with beaten egg.

Bake for 10-15 minutes. Center of bottom should be lightly colored. Serve hot.

NOTE:
I copied this recipe couple of years ago from a newspaper; supposedly, those are the scones served in the Palace. The recipe came with an article about a guy who used to cook there.