"Along with soda bread, drop scones are made daily in households throughout Ireland. At Bunratty Folk Park in County Clare, a recreated village of shops and houses that represent rural Ireland at the turn of the century, this recipe is used in the farmhouse kitchen where the scones are served with butter, jam, whipped cream and tea...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, cut into small pieces
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3/4 cup raisins
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 large eggs, beaten to blend
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1/4 cup whipping cream
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Additional butter, jam and whipped cream