GRANDMA'S SCOTTISH SCONES

4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lb lard or bacon fat
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup natural bran
2 cups slow cooking oatmeal
1 cup wheat flakes
1/2-1 cup currants or raisins
3 eggs,well beaten
1 1/2-2 cups buttermilk

• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the lard with a pastry blender or two knives until resembles small dried peas. Blend in brown sugar. Add the bran, oatmeal, wheat flakes and currants or raisins.
• Combine eggs with the buttermilk; mixing well. Add dry ingredients all at once. Mix until dry ingredients have been moistened. Knead very gently; just until everything holds together well (again do not over knead, remember kneading, or over mixing, any quick bread only toughens it and give it a leathery texture.
• Gently pat out into 1 inch thickness a   then cut into triangles. 
• Place on greased baking sheet and bake at 350 deg. F. until slightly brown on the bottom about 15-20 minutes.Of course, these scones can also be backed in a  cast iron frypan like Buttermilk scones.