Scones

I'll leave it to others to post the traditional scone recipes, but I'm very fond of this one which has the advantage of being lower in fats and calories:

Blue Ribbon Yogurt Scones --------------------------- 2 1/2 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 3 Tbsp cornstarch 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 egg 1 cup plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped figs, chopped apricots, or raisins

Heat oven to 400 deg F. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Mix dry ingredients well. In another bowl, beat egg. Combine yogurt, oil, vanilla and egg. Blend well. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until flour mixture is moistened. Stir in fruit. With floured hands, working on a floured surface, shape dough into an 8-inch flat round cut into eight wedges, or into eight 3-inch rounds. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 deg F for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm. source: Variation on recipe from Sun-Diamond Growers of California

You should be able to find jumbo raisins at most larger supermarkets, but if you cannot, here are a couple of source from which you can order them:

Have fun!

Cheers, The Old Bear