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.