Scones

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 2 eggs, beaten in a meassuring cup
• 1/2 cup milk (more or less to complete 1 cup of liquid)
• 4 tablespoons treacle (optional)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 450º f.
• 2 mix all dry ingredients.
• 3 cut margarine in to the mix, until pea zize bits.
• 4 mix eggs & milk in to the mix, until moist & sticky dough.
• 5 optional: add treacle & mix.
• 6 knead dough 4 or 5 times on floured board.
• 7 divide dough into 3 equal balls, and pat each ball in to 5" circle, slightly higher on the center.
• 8 cut each circle into 4 wedges and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown.
• 10 serve warm filled with butter, jam, lemon curd or curdy & enjoy with a cup of tea.