Here is one of our favorite brunch recipes from Marjorie Johnson's Road to Blue Ribbon Baking.
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp grated orange zest
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup raisins
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until it forms a crumbly mixture. Stir in the raisins. Beat the egg slightly in a small bowl and add the buttermilk. Stir egg and buttermilk mixture into the dry mixture. Put mixture on a floured cutting board and knead it 10 times. Pat or roll into a 9 in circle. Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces. Place on a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with buttermilk. Bake at 400 deg for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
-Anna
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2 cups all purpose flour
3 Tbsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp grated orange zest
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup raisins
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions:
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest in a bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender until it forms a crumbly mixture. Stir in the raisins. Beat the egg slightly in a small bowl and add the buttermilk. Stir egg and buttermilk mixture into the dry mixture. Put mixture on a floured cutting board and knead it 10 times. Pat or roll into a 9 in circle. Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces. Place on a greased baking sheet. Brush tops with buttermilk. Bake at 400 deg for 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
-Anna
