Ginger Scones Recipe
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 4 cups unbleached flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened and cut into small pieces
- ½ cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped and dredged in flour
- ½ cup raisins, dredged in flour
- Preheat the oven to 400°F, and lightly oil a sheet pan.
- Combine 2 tablespoons of the milk and the honey in a small saucepan over mediumlow heat, and stir until the honey is dissolved. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
- Sift all the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
- Add the butter and cut it into the dry ingredients using either a pastry blender or two forks, until coarse crumbs are formed.
- Add the crystallized ginger, the remaining milk and warm honey mixture to the flour and gently mix just until a soft dough is formed. Do not overmix. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead 5 times.
- Roll out the dough to form a thick 8-inch square. Cut the square into quarters, diagonally. Cut each quarter in half to make triangles.
- Place the scones 1 inch apart on the sheet pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes, or until they are lightly browned. Place them on a rack to cool and serve warm or at room temperature.
