Scones
The recipe here is for plain scones, so perfect to eat with jam. If you want fruit scones reduce the sugar to 1 oz and add 2oz dried fruit just before the milk. If you like to measure in grams use 30g per oz. Scones taste best on the day that they are made but will keep for a couple of days. They do freeze well if you want to make them in advance, just warm through in the oven before serving.
Servings Prep Time
8scones 15minutes
Cook Time
12minutes
Servings Prep Time
8scones 15minutes
Cook Time
12minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. I grate the very cold butter into the flour with a cheese grater, and then just finish it off with my fingers.
  2. Add the sugar and mix through. If you are using dried fruit add at this stage.
  3. Using a knife stir the milk into the mix until you get a ball of mixture that leaves the bowl clean. Do not add all the milk at once as different batches of flour absorb different amounts of liquid.
  4. Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface. Bring together until smooth with you fingers very gently. Do not knead or the scones will be tough.
  5. Roll out to 2cm thick and cut rounds using a 5cm cutter. Place on a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven 220C/200C fan/425F/gas mark 7 for 12 – 15 minutes. The scones should be golden and sound hollow if you tap on the underside.
  6. Place on a cooling rack immediately so that the scones stay crisp on the outside, and soft in the middle.