Recipe: New England Scones with Powdered Sugar Icing (using whole wheat flour)

NEW ENGLAND SCONES

"Tastes great with a cup of English Breakfast Tea! Enjoy!"

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. grated orange peel
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup cold butter
1/2 cup currants
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup buttermilk (low fat or nonfat)
Powdered Sugar Icing (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Mix flours, baking powder, baking soda, orange peel and salt. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a separate bowl, toss currants in sugar. Add to dry ingredients. Mix well.

In small bowl, mix egg yolk and buttermilk and pour into flour mixture just to blend.

Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead with hands and roll into 11-inch circle. Cut into wedges and place on lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Do not overbake.

When cool, drizzle with Powdered Sugar Icing.

POWDERED SUGAR ICING

3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp. butter or margarine, softened
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp. warm water

In a small bowl combine sugar, butter, and vanilla. Gradually blend in water until icing is smoothly mixed and of a good consistency for drizzling.

Source: sgibson, 1990's