Buckingham Palace Scones

Directions

1. Cut together butter, flour, salt and baking pwdr.
2. Add in sugar and raisins.
3. Make well in center of the mix; add in egg and small amount of lowfat milk.
4. If mix appears to be too dry, add in more lowfat milk. Blend to a nice, smooth dough.
5. Roll out on floured board to 1/2 inch thick. Use cutter with 2-inch fluted edge. Place on lightly greased baking sheet, brush with beaten egg.
6. Bake in 350-degree F oven for 10-15 min. Center of bottom should be lightly colored.
7. Serve warm.
8. Note:I copied this recipe couple of years ago from a newspaper; supposedly, those*are* the scones served in the Palace. If I remember right, the recipe came with an article about a guy who used to be cook there.