Very English Scones
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
8 scones
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 8 ounces self raising flour
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
- 2 ounces butter or 2 ounces margarine
- 1 ounce caster sugar
- 2 2 ounces dried fruit (chopped if needed) or 2 ounces chocolate chips
- 1 egg, beaten with enough milk to make a 1/4 pint (150ml)
directions
- Start heating your oven to 220C, 425F or Gas mark 7 and grease a baking tray (a sheet of grease-proof paper will do the trick).
- Mix the flour and salt.
- Rub in the butter/margarine.
- Stir in the sugar and fruit.
- Add the egg and milk mixture but keep a little to brush on the tops of the scones before baking.
- Knead the dough lightly on a floured surface and roll out to about 1/2 inch (1 cm) thickness.
- Cut into 2 1/2 inch (6.5 cm) rounds.
- Brush the tops with the egg and milk mixture.
- Bake for about 10 minutes.
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I'm a baker at heart and that's what I'm good at. I like to make cakes, brownies, cookies, bread, scones... basically anything you can bake in the oven.
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