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Spicy Lemon Scones


Title: Spicy Lemon Scones
Categories: Scones
Yield: 1 Servings

2 c All purpose flour; (up to 4)
1 tb Baking powder
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground alspice
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Salt
8 tb Butter; cut into small
-pieces
1/4 c Currants or dark raisins
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 tb Candied lemon; finely diced
1/8 c Milk

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1/8 c Confectioners sugar
1/4 ts Milk

Preheat oven to 375F. Thoroughly combine flour, baking powder, spices, and
salt in a bowl. With fingers, rub pieces of cold butter into flour mixture
until fine granules are formed. Add currants or raisins, sugar, and lemon.
Add milk and stir to form a soft dough. Lightly flour a board and turn out
dough, kneading it lightly about 10 times. Separate dough into 8 or 10
balls, and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until
golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Mix confectioners sugar and milk into a
smooth icing. Drizzle icing over each scone. Serves 8 to 10.

NOTES : MAILING LIST 1995

Recipe by: Golden Maple Inn, Walcott Village, Vermont

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 440 by ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on
Jan 3, 1998