2 : c Flour
1/4 : ts Salt
1 : c Soft butter
1 : c Sugar
1 : tb Grated orange peel
5 : Eggs, room temperature
14: Brush tops with egg white
15: Sprinkle lightly with sugar
0: The WHITEHALL INN in New Hope, Pennsylvania, offers these delicious cakelike, orange scented scones
1: Makes about 9
2: sugar Preheat oven to 400F
3: Combine first 4 ingredients in processor
4: Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal
5: Transfer to large bowl
6: Mix in currants and orange peel
7: Beat 1 egg and 1 yolk in small bowl
8: Whisk in cream
9: Add to flour/butter mixture and stir until dough pulls away from sides of bowl
10: Turn dough out on lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth
11: Roll dough out to thickness or 1 inch
12: Cut into 3 inch rounds using cookie cutter
13: Transfer rounds to heavy large baking hseet, spacing 1 inch apart
16: Bake scones until puffy and light brown, about 18 minutes
17: Cool scones on rack
18: Serve scones warm or at room temperature
19: Origin: Bon Appetit, Favorite Restaurant Recipes Shared by: Sharon Stevens
20: From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www
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