This is one of our favourites. We got the recipe at a cooking course at DuBrulles. When it was prepared and served Gwen was amazed to discover the biscuits were the same as her grandmothers.
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/14 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. sea salt
3 tbs. Sugar
Mix the above and cut in
3 tbs. cold butter
Add lemon zest from large lemon
And 1/3 cup raisins
Mix with 1 1/4 cups regular buttermilk.
Scoop out a golf ball size of dough and roll in flour, place in a greased pie plate. Repeat. Makes about 8 scones.
Place in a preheated oven at 475degrees and turn the temperature down to 450 degrees. Bake the scones for 18-20 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.
For vegans use 3 tbs. margarine or canola oil for the butter and 1 cup of vanilla soymilk for the buttermilk.