Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
21/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 oz cold butter or margarine
2/3 cup whole milk
1 egg separated
3/4 cup dried fruit
2 teaspoons sugar for sprinkling
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt.
Cut butter into flour mixture. Will resemble crumbs.
In a small cut, with fork, mix milk and egg yolk.
Make well in center of flour mixture. Pour in milk mixure and dried fruit. Stir just until combined.
Transfer dough to un-greased large cookie sheet.
With floured hands, shape into 7 in round. With floured knife, cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate wedges.
Brush wedges with egg white sand sprinkle 2 teaspoons of sugar on top.
Bake 22-25 minutes until golden brown and just cooked through.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Recipe Property of Shawona Jones