Ingredients
2 cups flour 
4 teaspoons baking powder 
3/4 teaspoon salt 
1/3 cup sugar 
4 tablespoons butter 
2 tablespoons shortening 
3/4 cup cream 
1 egg 
Handful dried currants or dried cranberries
Directions

 Heat oven to 375 degrees. 


In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. Cut in butter and shortening. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg then add to dry ingredients. Stir in fruit. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.