Raisin Scones
These raisin scones are a type of English quick bread that can be ready in about an hour. Made with raisins and heavy cream, they are crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and have a delicate sweetness and rich milky flavor.
Ingredients
Cake flour
125g
Heavy cream
60g
Butter
30g
Caster sugar
20g
Beaten egg
26g
Salt
0.5g
Aluminum-free baking powder
3g
Raisins
15g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Soak the raisins in hot water in advance, then pat dry with kitchen paper towels
2
Step 2
Cut the butter into small pieces and soften at room temperature
3
Step 3
Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt, then sift once
4
Step 4
Add the butter and sugar
5
Step 5
Rub with hands until it resembles coarse cornmeal
6
Step 6
Add the egg mixture and heavy cream
7
Step 7
Cut and mix with a spatula, then add the raisins
8
Step 8
Mix well
9
Step 9
Press into a dough with hands; do not knead, remember
10
Step 10
Roll the dough into a 6-inch disc with a rolling pin, then cut into 6 equal portions with a dough cutter
11
Step 11
Place on a non-stick baking sheet and brush with egg mixture
12
Step 12
Preheat the Dongling K40C oven to 180°C top and bottom heat, place the baking sheet on the middle-lower rack, and bake for about 20 minutes.
