Lizzie's scone recipe

The recipe you've all been waiting for (because I thought I'd lost it again and was embarassed to call my mom AGAIN and ask her to read it to me over the phone for like the fourth time in the last year... and against the likelihood of my losing the stupid little piece of paper YET AGAIN):

3 cups flour

1 pinch salt (if using unsalted butter)

1 tablespoon baking powder

3/4 cup butter, room temperature if you're smart

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup dried fruit bits*

1 egg

3/4 cup milk**

stir together flour, salt, and baking powder to combine (with a fork or whisk). cut in the butter and pinch it into the dry ingredients as you would into a pie crust: DO NOT OVER-MIX! pinch together until flaky/crumbly. stir in the sugar and fruit (or whatever else you'd like to add in). whisk the egg and milk together in a measuring cup, then add them to the dough. rest in the fridge, covered in saran wrap, 30-60 minutes. divide into little balls 1.5-2 inches in diameter, bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

*have successfully used dried cherries, cranberries, raisins, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, crystallized ginger, chopped or roasted nuts, candied orange peel... mix it up!

**to add a more subtle flavor to the scones, add an extract to the milk, or warm it in a saucepan just until bubbles form, add a flavoring (fresh or dried rosemary, crushed fresh ginger, loose or bag tea leaves, mint leaves, whatever), and let it sit until cool.