We all need something sweet ... Fair Scones

As I mentioned in my Welcome Home Basket post I made some yummy treats that are found in this area.  We have a Washington State Fair here in the next town, there you can get these yummy scones.  They are my favorite thing!  So I had to make them for my Seattle themed basket and I doubled the batch so I could have extra's to give to the tutor and to the friend that helps me with the boys to get on or off the bus.

I found this yummy recipe for Puyallup Fair Scones on food.com they were easy to make and tasted like the real thing ... ok well it was very close!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup raisins ( if omitting raisins, add another 2 Tbs of milk)

Directions

1. Sift and measure the flour.
2. Re-sift with other dry ingredients.
3. Work shortening into dry ingredients with the fingers.
4. Add rasinins to flour-fat mixture and mix thoroughly (you may omit raisins).
5. Add milk to mixture. (If you are omitting the raisins, add another 2 Tablespoons of milk).
6. Turn out on to a floured board and divide into two equal pieces.
7. Roll or pat each into a round and to the thickness of biscuits (3/4 inch to a full inch).
8. Cut into wedge shaped pieces like a pie and bake about 15 minutes at 450 degrees on an ungreased baking sheet.
   ALEXIS NOTES:  I used my cornbread silicone mold to make the scone shape :). I didn't use the raisins. I have not mastered jelly or jam making so I used a local farm brand we love to fill them.

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