3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup butter, chopped up
1 cup add-ins (raisins, cranberries, nuts, etc.)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
extra sugar and buttermilk for glazing
Mix the first four ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add add-ins, then mix in the vanilla and milk. Mix until a soft dough forms. Add more milk if needed. Divide dough into fourths, and shape each fourth into a ball. Roll out to a 1-inch thickness. Cut into 4 pieces. Place on doubled sheet pans (due to temperature). Brush with milk and dust with sugar. Bake at 400 degrees For 15 minutes or until light golden brown.