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English Scones

I've been practising making scones!   There is a reason for this, my scone making is not renowned and hubby and I decided to invite some family and friends around for a fund raising cream tea :-).  As a thank you to the Haematology Centre where I recently had treatment, we want to raise some money for them to buy extra equipment etc.

 I've been given a fool proof recipe by a friend, and this is a record of my renewed attempt,

 Recipe for Scones

 (Check you have all ingredients and utensils ready before you begin!)

 16oz (400g) Self Raising Flour
1 level tsp (teaspoon) salt
4oz (100g) Caster Sugar
1/2 pint Milk
Milk or Beaten Egg for Glazing
4oz (100g) Margarine or Butter
Lemon Juice

  1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl
  2. Rub in the butter finely
  3. Add the sugar and mix in
  4. Warm milk in microwave and add a squirt of lemon juice
  5. Add the milk all at once.  Mix into a soft but not sticky dough with a knife
  6. Turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead quickly until smooth
  7. Roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness.   Cut into rounds with fluted biscuit cutter.
  8. Transfer to a buttered/lined baking tray and brush with milk or egg
  9. Bake towards the top of hot oven (450 degrees/gas mark 8) for 7 - 10 minutes. Or until well risen and golden
  10. Cool on a wire rack
Various ingredients can be added, ie sultanas, glacé cherries, crystallised ginger, (add at stage 3 with sugar)
Cinnamon - add 1 or 2 level teaspoons of cinnamon at stage 1 with flour and salt.


Serve with a pot of tea, strawberry jam or honey :-)






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