Cravings: Scones

so, there aren't many things I've craved yet (at 31 weeks).  I drink a lot of milk mostly because of horrible heartburn - something I never did before I was pregnant.  I eat peppermint dark chocolate and am our freezer is stocked with Ciao Bella dark chocolate sorbet and coconut sorbet -- the best with freshly cut up strawberries and coconut flakes.

But the past few weeks I've been wanting a scone, and for some reason in Park Slope they are hard to come by.  I am not a baker - not in the least.  I can throw something together with completely random refrigerator ingredients, but I still get a little anxious baking.  I typically don't really enjoy baked goods - cakes, brownies, cupcakes, muffins, not usually my thing.  But I wanted freshly baked scones

So, I tried a new scone recipe and it is delicious!  I made them gluten free because my husband is gluten intolerant:

• 2 cups Pamela's Pancake Mix
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 large egg

1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a food processor pulse the flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Cut up a frozen stick of butter and add to the food processor (mixture should resemble coarse meal), then add in raisins.
4. In a small bowl, whisk sour cream and egg until smooth.
5. Using a fork, stir sour cream mixture into flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the bowl into a ball. (The dough will be sticky in places, and there may not seem to be enough liquid at first, but as you press, the dough will come together.)
6. Place on a lightly floured surface and pat into a 7- to 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick. Use a  knife to cut into 8 triangles; place on a cookie sheet (preferably lined with parchment paper), about 1 inch apart. Bake until golden, about 15 to 17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.