2 teaspoons sugar
4 tablespoons butter or other shortening
2 eggs
⅓ cup light cream
Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, salt, and sugar, and sift again. Cut in shortening. Reserve about ½ egg white for glaze. Beat remaining eggs well and add cream; add all at once to flour mixture and stir until all flour is dampened; then stir vigorously until mixture forms a soft dough and follows spoon around bowl. Turn out immediately on slightly floured board and knead 30 seconds. Roll ½ inch thick and cut in triangles. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops lightly with reserved egg white, slightly beaten; sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake in hot oven (450°F.) 12 to 15 minutes, or until delicately browned. Makes about 12 scones.
Holiday Fruit Scones
Use the recipe for [Cream Scones], increasing sugar to 2 tablespoons, and adding 1½ teaspoons grated orange rind and ½ cup finely cut, seedless raisins to flour-fat mixture. Makes about 18 medium size scones.
Lemon Tea Biscuits
2 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
2 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder