Scones

# Ingredients:

• 0.25 cup heavy cream plus additional for brushing the scones
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar plus additional for sprinkling the scones
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
• 0.33 cup nuts (pecans, walnuts etc), chopped (optional)
• 0.25 cup dried fruit (blueberries, cranberries, currants), chopped (optional)

# Recipe:

1. Preheat the oven to 400.
2. In a small bowl whisk together 0.25 cup of the cream, the egg yolk, and the vanilla.
3. Mix the flour, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, the salt, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the cinnamon, add the butter until it resembles a coarse meal. Don’t overmix.
4. Stir in the nuts and dried fruit
5. Add the cream mixture with a fork until the mixture forms a sticky but manageable dough.
6. Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface for 30 seconds, pat it into a 3/4-inch-thick round, and cut it into 6 wedges.
7. Transfer the wedges to a lightly greased baking sheet (or parchment paper), brush them with the additional cream, and sprinkle them with the additional sugar.
8. Bake the scones at 400 for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they are golden.