Ingredients:
500 ml all-purpose flour
15 ml baking powder
5 ml baking soda
2 ml salt
75 ml sugar
40 ml shortening (very cold and solid) or 40 ml butter (very cold and solid) or 40 ml margarine ( very cold and solid)
1 eggs ( which is 50 mL)
125 buttermilk
1/2 lemons, juice and rind of ( use a whole lemon for more flavor)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 205 degrees Celsius.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
Cut in shortening, butter or margarine to the dry ingredients.
Beat the egg in a liquid measuring cup.
Add buttermilk until it reaches 175 mL measuring line.
Grate the rind of lemon(small grater), and juice it. Add it to the liquid ingredients.
Add the liquid ingredients gradually to dry ingredients, tossing with a fork for approximately 30 seconds each time, till a dough is formed(there will probably be leftover liquid).
knead 8-10 times.
Roll or pat into a circle 1.5 cm thick.
OPTIONS:.
Brush the top with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
Cut into 6 triangles.
Bake on a cookie sheet.
OR.
Use a round cookie cutter.
Bake on a cookie sheet.
Servings: 6
Time preparation: 30 min.
Time total: 45 min.