MY EASY SCONE RECIPE
Scones are a delicious staple of Afternoon Tea. With a silky smoothing of strawberry jam and a generous dollop of clotted cream, there is seriously nothing nicer.
Scones are a recipe that many of you have asked for - they featured on the former version of this blog, and so now I thought I would reintroduce them here so that you can enjoy them for yourselves.
You can whip these up in just twenty minutes, so get a pot of tea brewing, and enjoy!
INGREDIENTS
350g / 2 3/4 cups self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
95g / 1/2 cup butter
3tbsp caster/super-fine sugar
¼ teaspoon of salt
150ml milk
handful of fruit such as raisins, cherries, blueberries (optional)
You can make this recipe vegan-friendly by substituting the butter for vegan butter, and the milk for a non-dairy option.
METHOd
Preheat the oven to 180ºc
Combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and butter into a large bowl
With your finger tips, knead everything together until you have fine breadcrumbs. It is very important to work lightly if you want to achieve a good texture. Running you hands under cold water before you do this step will keep your hands cool and help with this too.
Stir in the fruit (if using) and milk. Make sure you stir with a knife - again delicately - so you don’t overwork the mixture.
With your hands, knead everything together until you can form a ball of dough.
Dust your work surface with a little flour and roll out the dough with a rolling pin to about a 1 inch thickness.
Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into small rounds. If you don’t have a cutter - simply use the rim of a glass.
Place the scones on a baking tray and brush a little milk on each one to glaze.
Bake in the oven for 12-14 minutes until golden brown.
Allow the scones to cool for 5 minutes and dust with a little icing sugar