Currant Scones

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Ingredients

• ¾ cup dried currants
• 4 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 ½ cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• ¼ cup coarse sugar crystals