Scones
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
- 200 ml milk (or 1 egg and 150ml milk mixed together)
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe
- 1 sift the dry ingredients together.
- 2 cut the butter into the dry ingredients. rub with the fingertips lightly. the mixture should resemble course crumbs. you can do this step in a food processor, but put the mixture into a bowl before adding the liquid.
- 3 add your liquid and mix lightly and gently with a butterknife or the fingertips. don't over mix, this can create heavy scones.
- 4 turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press out gently into an oblong shape, about 20mm thick.
- 5 cut into squares or use a scone cutter.
- 6 pop them onto a baking tray. brush the tops with a bit of milk and bake at 240c (475f) until done, about 10 minutes.
- 7 variations.
- 8 use 1/2 cup sour cream instead of the butter and the milk or milk and egg.
- 9 cheese scones: add 1/2 cup finely grated cheddar and omit the sugar.
- 10 fruit scones: add 1/2 cup raisins to the dough.
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