Proper English Scones
"Scones vary from country to country. Whilst I love them all, I was looking for the traditional plain little deliciousness of a simple plain scone that is brought to life with some Cornish/Devon/Clotted cream and strawberry jam. This little beauty is perfect! It is quick to make, and exactly what I had in mind."
photo by Tantric1
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
12 Scones
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 2 1⁄3 cups self rising flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 egg
- jam and clotted cream, to serve
directions
- 1.Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder, then mix. Add the butter, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
- 2.Put the milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, then set aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
- 3.Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife – it will seem pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it’s a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
- 4.Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you’ll probably need to press what’s left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
- 5.Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream. If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Tantric1
Saint Clair, MI
<p>If I could only figure out how to make a living cooking... I cook with passion, care and patience, I am thinking that might be a bit hard to make a living only cooking for 10 people at a time :) <br />It's all about texture and flavors blending for me. I think I make people a little nervous because I don't really eat the things I cook. I am a "taster". I cook with only real ingedients, refuse to deal with low fat, low flavor, low calorie. Food is life, everything in moderation.</p>
