Raisin Scones

This past Mother's Day the women in our family got together and had a meal at a nearby Tea Room. Most of us have had never been anywhere like that....it was great!!
One of our favorite things was raisin scones. I scoured a few recipe sites and found this recipe....actually, I tweaked it a little. It's delicious with your favorite pot of tea.

RAISIN SCONES

2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla

Beat together the first 4 ingredients until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Beat in raisins and nuts.
In separate bowl, beat together eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended.
Add this mixture, all at once, to flour mixture.
Beat until blended.
Do not overbeat.
Spread batter(it will be thick) into a greased 10" springform pan.
Sprinkle the top with 1-2 tsp. sugar. (optional, but really nice!!)
Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until the top is browned
and/or a tester comes out clean.
Cool in the pan.
Remove and cut into pie-shaped wedges.
ENJOY!!!

Ice Cream Ideas

1. Ice cream picks up freezer odors easily so slip the
container into a large freezer bag and seal.
2. Ice milk or sherbet has less butterfat but more sugar
than regular ice cream.
3. Drop a jelly bean into the end of a cone before filling
to help stop drips.
4. Hollow out a cupcake to make an edible ice cream bowl.
5. Use a flour tortilla to make a ice cream burrito.
6. Make an ice cream sandwich with a scoop of ice cream between
two large cookies or slice a brownie in half and fill with
ice cream.

Change of Plans

I have decided to make this a cooking/eating/family potluck, etc. type of Blog.
I will be posting my favorite recipes soon!!