Cast Iron Griddle Sweet-Milk Scones with Raisins

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 tablespoons whipped butter or whipped margarine
1/4 cup raisins
2/3 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons shortening or cooking oil

Instructions

1. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a
mixing bowl. Mix dry ingredients well with a whisk or fork.
Using a whisk or fork, cut butter into flour mixture until it
resembles coarse meal with a few slightly larger butter lumps.
Stir in raisins.

2. Heat a cast iron griddle or 10-inch cast iron skillet as
if you were making pancakes. Add a tablespoon or two of
shortening or cooking oil to coat the surface of the griddle.

3. Make a well in the center of dry mixture and pour in milk. Stir
the ingredients together with a fork into a soft, slightly wet clump
of dough. Add a little milk or flour if needed to adjust the
consistency of dough.

4. Gather up pieces of the dough and using your hands, form scones
into the size and shape of english muffins. Add a tablespoon or two
of flour, as needed, to handle dough. Make about 8 scones from the
dough.

5. Place the shaped scones onto griddle, leaving about 1/4-inch
between each scone. Turn the burner down to a little lower than
what you would use for pancakes.
Cook about 5 to 7 minutes on each side to brown the tops and bottoms.
Press on middle of scone to test for doneness. The sides should look
dry and no batter should ooze out when scone is pressed down upon.
The finished scone color should be golden to dark brown.

Total cooking time about 10 to 14 minutes.

Serve with butter and jam.

Makes about 8 english muffin size scones.