Scones

Boss made some very nice fresh scones to surprise us one morning. Here's the recipe - looks super easy!

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ready in: 45 min

Ingredients (makes 8)
1 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons (15g) baking powder
5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter
5 tablespoons (60g) white sugar
2/3 cup (160ml) whole milk
1/2 cup (70g) currants
1 egg yolk, beaten

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet or line with baking parchment.
2) Sift flour and baking powder into a medium bowl. Rub butter and sugar into flour to form a fine crumble. Make a well in center, and add milk and currants. Knead gently together, being careful not to over mix. Dough will be sticky.
3) On a generously floured surface, roll out dough to 3/4 inch thickness. Stamp out 2 1/2 inch rounds with a plain pastry cutter. Transfer to prepared pan, and brush tops with egg yolk. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
4) Bake in preheated oven until risen and lightly golden on top, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.

Variation: My scones (see picture) were made by substituting the raisins with bits of apple (approx 1/2 a big apple) which resulted in increasing the cooking time by about 3 minutes.