1 Tbsp vinegar
1 cup milk
2 cups flour
3 Tbsps. sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup seedless raisins
1 egg yolk, beaten
sugar (for sprinkling on top)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stir vinegar into milk and set aside. Combine flour, 3 Tbsps sugar, salt, and baking soda in medium bowl, stir well to blend. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles course crumbs. Stir in raisins. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients all at once and stir with a fork until all ingredients are moistened. Turn out onto a heavily floured board and knead gently, about 20 times. Form dough into a ball. Place ball of dough on an ungreased baking sheet and pat into a circle 1/2" thick. Cut into wedges but do not separate. Brush with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes until done and lightly golden on top. Makes 8 large servings.
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