Bill's Scones

Bill's Scones


2 Cups of flour
1/3 Cup sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
8 Tblsp Cold butter cut in small cubes
1 Cup of additives, like blueberries, Raisins, coarsely
chopped nuts etc..
1 beaten egg
1/2 cup milk any form(heavier milk makes heavier
scones)
 Any flavoring like lemon extract, almond extract or
vanilla

Mix all dry ingredients.

Pinch the butter into the flour till it is the size of split peas
.or Coarse meal texture.

Add nuts or other additives.
 
Dribble half of the premixed liquid ingredients and toss
and stir with a fork.

Drizzle in the rest of the liquid and
stir till combined.

Press together till all of the crumbs
are stuck to the lump of dough.

Knead a couple of times, but only till it is all
incorporated and more of less uniform.  It will be tough
if you over knead.

Pat into a disk about 8 inches around. 

Place on a sheet of parchment on a baking sheet or lightly grease
the sheet. 
Cut the disk into eighths and separate, or into fourths and
shape the fourths into heart shapes. Half cut the hearts
from point to dip in heart to be broken apart when
served. 

You may also leave in a disk but half cut the
eight wedges and leave whole.

Brush the tops of whatever shape you made with
cream, milk or egg wash.

Press the streusel onto the top.

Bake at 400 till dry internally checked with a toothpick. 
Bake much longer and check more carefully as they
are larger like the heart or disk.

18- 20 minutes or up to 40 min or even more for the disk.

Streusel topping:

1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
2 Tblsp cold cubed butter

Pinch all together till like coarse bread crumbs.