Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter, cool but not melted
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries or 1/2 cup currants
  • 1 lemon, zest of
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 2 -3 teaspoons cream or 2 -3 teaspoons milk
  • cinnamon (optional)
  • sugar (optional)

Method

  • Heat oven to 425.
  • Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • Cut in butter with pastry blender.
  • Cut until size of peas.
  • Stir in currants or cranberries and rind.
  • Stir together egg,and cream and dump into dry mix.
  • Stir til a ball then gently knead five times.
  • Pat into a round 8" wide,about 3/4" thick.
  • Cut into 8 or 12 wedges and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Brush tops with cream and sugar and cinnamon if desired.
  • Bake 12- 15 minutes.
  • Oh my, then enjoy.