Welcome Heart, Sue Donaldson, Speaker

Good for morning coffee or that bracing cup of afternoon tea. Invite a neighbor in so that you aren't tempted to eat the whole batch. . .

1 ¾ cups flour, 3 T. sugar, 2 ½ t. baking powder, 2 t. grated orange peel. Combine and cut in 1/3 cup butter until fine crumbs. Stir in ½ cup raisins or dried cranberries (opt.), 1 egg, slightly beaten, and 4-6 T. half and half.

Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead lightly, 10 times. Roll into a 9” circle and cut into 12 wedges. Place on cookie sheet. Brush with a beaten egg. Bake 10-12 minutes at 400 degrees. (It's worth keeping an orange on hand just for these!)