Homemade Buttermilk Scones

Preheat oven to 400F

Ingredients

4 cups flour
Third cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
Half teaspoon baking soda
1 and one half sticks unsalted butter
1 tablespoon heavy cream for brushing

Method
Combine sifted flour sugar,salt,baking powder,baking soda in large bowl.
Add butter. Mix with your fingertips to a coarse meal. Add buttermilk until just combined.
Transfer dough to a floured board. Divide into two parts.
Cut each round into 8 wedges and place, slightly separated on a greased baking sheet.
Brush tops with cream and bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Serve warm, split in half with whipped cream and preserves such as strawberry, raspberry or lemoncurd.