Four O' Clock Tea Scones

Ingredients

• 2 cups cake flour, sifted (all-purpose flour is fine if you don't have cake flour)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, well beaten
• butter, melted
• sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400F and grease a baking sheet.

2. 2

   Sift dry ingredients together; cut in butter.

3. 3

   Add milk to egg and add to flour mixture gradually, adding more milk if necessary.

4. 4

   Knead lightly on a floured board.

5. 5

   Pat and roll to 1/2 inch thickness.

6. 6

   Cut in wedges, place on prepared pan, brush with melted butter and dredge with sugar.

7. 7

   Bake for 15 minutes.