British-Style Currant Scones
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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV
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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
British scones are not as sweet or as rich as American scones, and that makes them more suitable for serving with butter and jam. To make the lightest, fluffiest scones, we added more than the usual amount of leavening: 2 teaspoons of bakin...