Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 c unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1/2 c packed brown sugar (light)
- 1/2 c vegetable shortening
- 1/2 c raisins
- 1/4 c granulated sugar
- 3 tb granulated sugar for the top
- 1/2 ts baking powder
- 1/2 ts baking soda
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1/2 ts cinnamon (ground)
- 1/4 ts ginger (ground)
Adjust the oven rack to the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375�F. Grease and flour a large baking sheet.
Sift the dry ingredients (except the brown sugar) into a large bowl. Add the brown sugar, shortening, egg, and buttermilk and beat with an electric mixer until the batter is blended and smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in raisins.
Drop the batter by the heaping tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle each mound with 1/2 tsp. sugar.
Bake about 15 minutes, or until the buns are golden brown.
Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield 18 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com ----
