The Scone Recipe of the Ancients

For the discerning palates of the initiated, we present to you, the most revered scone recipe in all the land.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of the finest, most expensive wheat flour money can buy
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 cup of heavy cream, because you can never have too much cream
• 1 egg, beaten to within an inch of its life

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, but not too hot, or they'll burn.
2. Mix the dry ingredients, then fold in the wet ones, like a gentle lover
3. Plop the mixture onto a baking sheet, and bake until golden
4. Let cool, then devour, but not too quickly, or they'll be gone

And lo, you shall be rewarded with the fluffiest, most tender scones the world has ever known.

Related Scone Recipes:

• Glazed Scones of the Damned
• Savory Scones for the Savory