Tea Scones

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 425°.
2. 2
   Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. 3
   Chop in butter with pastry blender until flour coated particles of butter are the size of coarse meal.
4. 4
   Add egg and milk.
5. 5
   Stir quickly and lightly until no flour shows.
6. 6
   Turn dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times.
7. 7
   Cut the dough in half.
8. 8
   Shape each half into a ball and press each down into a round about 1/2 inch thick.
9. 9
   Cut each into 8 wedges like a pie.
10. 10
    Place the wedges on a greased cookie sheet, without allowing the sides to touch.
11. 11
    Glaze, if desired, with lightly beaten egg. Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes.