Scones
"These are the little delights that grace the Australian table. Nothing is nicer that a scone with strawberry jam and a big dollop of whipped cream. And then you wash them down with a cup of your favourite tea. What bliss!"
photo by Luschka
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups self-raising flour
- salt
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 30 g butter
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- whipped cream
- strawberry jam
directions
- Preheat oven to 220 degrees celsius.
- Combine flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add butter and rub into flour with your fingers until mixture resembles sand.
- Using a flat palette knife, stir buttermilk into flour mixture until just combined.
- Turn mixed dough onto a lightly floured bench top and very gently knead mixture until it just forms a cohesive mass.
- Pat dough out until it is about 20 mm high. Using a small scone cutter (a cutter with a 30 mm diameter will do) dipped in extra flour to prevent dough from sticking to cutter, cut out the scones. Any scrap left over, pat it back into dough mass before cutting out more scones.
- Place scones on a lightly greased and floured baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 20-25 minutes or until brown or hollow sounding when tapped on the base.
- Cut in half, spread strawberry jam on each half and top with a dollop of whipped cream.
- Tip. You can add sultanas in the early part of the mixing process to make a fruity scone.
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Reviews
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These are lovely but I turned the oven down to 200C after a few minutes & they still only took 15 mins (those in the hottest part nearly burnt). Just checked a cookery book and it states the same temp but...'bake for 8 - 10 minutes'. So the temperature is fine but the baking time should be halved! -
This is fantastic. It's so quick and easy and the scones are light and tasty! A dollop of cream and some strawberry jam and it's a lovely breakfast or tea! Thanks for a great recipe
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Pietro
Australia
I live in country Western Australia, 158 kms from the City of Perth. It is an agricultural area with Mediterranean type climatic conditions. Our family has always grown fresh produce so it is easy to use fruit and vegetables that are in season. My favourite cookbooks are anything written by Antonio Carluccio, Margaret Fulton, Stephanie Alexander,Jamie Oliver and just about any other?cookbook that is full of interesting and tempting recipes. I like to experiment with food and bring out the best of flavours in any dish that I prepare. Do I love homemade Italian food? How can you live without it? But then I love Indian,Asian, Middle Eastern,European cuisines and the good old Aussie food as well. Nothing beats a good barbecue with the family and friends.
