HILDA'S SCONES

2 cups self rising flour
1 tablespoon sugar
A quarter cup of butter (softened)~~~(4 ounces)
a quarter cup of currents or raisins
1 egg, slightly beaten
two thirds of a cup + 2 tablespoons of cream ( or half in half)

Method
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine flour and sugar, cut in butter ( till it resembles coarse bread crumbs)add fruit. Stir to combine.
Mix egg and cream. stir into the flour mixture with a fork until the dough is just moist enough to hold together. On lightly floured board, knead dough 8-10 times until smooth. Shape into a ball and roll or pat dough into an 8 inch circle, half an inch thick. Transfer to prepared cookie sheet, and cut into 12 pie shaped wedges. Bake for 12 minutes until golden. transfer to a wire rack and serve warm with butter and preserves.

I would add that butter needs to be used, and as for the amount of cream, I would mix about two thirds of a cup with the egg, and mix in cautiously to see if this will make the mixture moist enough without adding the extra tablespoons.

These are so easy to make, and I usually make more than one batch and freeze them.
Happy baking.

Hilda