In article >,
Mr. Bill > wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:12:15 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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> >What a nice post
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>
> You are welcome!
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>
> Scones - European measurements
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>
> Yield: 20 servings
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> 1 lb. self rising flour (or all purpose w/1 tsp. baking powder
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> 1 tsp. salt
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> 4 oz. butter
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> 2 oz. castor sugar (4 oz. = ½ cup
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> ½ pt. milk
>
> beaten egg to glaze
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> Filling:
> strawberry or raspberry jam
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> ¼ qt. double cream whipped
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>
> 450 degrees F oven 8–10 minute.
>
> Sift flour and salt into bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembled
> fine bread crumbs. Add castor sugar and mix to a soft dough with milk.
> Turn on to a lightly floured table knead quickly, then roll out to ½
> inch thickness. Cut into 20 rounds with 2 ½ inch cutter.

That's not a lot of baking powder. I tend to use 1 teaspoon per cup of
plain flour if subsitituting for self-raising.

Miche

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