Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  all purpose flour
     1/4           cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
  1 1/2      teaspoons  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cinnamon
     1/4      teaspoon  ground nutmeg
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/2           cup  dried currants
     1/4           cup  unsalted butter
  2        tablespoons  treacle -- or dark molasses
                        (do not use
                        blackstrap)
     3/4           cup  buttermilk
                        melted butter
                        sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 425F. Sift flour, dark brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt into a large bowl. Add dried currants. Melt 1/4 cup unsalted butter with dark molasses in heavy small saucepan over low heat. Combine molasses mixture with buttermilk and pour into dry ingredients. Mix dough until just blended. Gently knead dough on generously floured surface until smooth, about 20 turns. Divide dough in half. Pat out each dough piece into 5-inch diameter round. Cut each dough round into 4 wedges. Transfer dough wedges to ungreased cookie sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake until scones are just firm to the touch, about 20 minutes. Serve scones hot.

Nutritional Information:

87 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (59% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 262mg Sodium