scones

ingredients:

2 c. ap flour

1 tsp. baking powder

.5 tsp. salt

3 tbsp. sugar

5 tbsp. cold butter, cubed

.5 c. heavy cream

method:

preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl. whisk to evenly distribute.

press the cold butter into the flour mixture, making pea-sized pieces of butter that are evenly coated with flour.

add in the heavy cream. shape your dominate hand like a claw and move it around the bowl to combine, turn the bowl with your other hand. this will combine the cream into the mixture without over working the dough.

turn the dough out on to a floured surface. press and fold the mixture over itself 5 or so times. this will create layers in the dough.

press out the dough into a 4" x 8" rectangle or a 8" circle. do not use a rolling pin. you can choose :) cut into 8 even pieces. i use a bench scraper rather than a cookie cutter so that i use all the dough.

place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 12 minutes.