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There are many, many different recipes for scones. Some recipes use eggs, some dont. Everybody
seems to have a closely guarded secret to make sure their scones are the best. My secret ingredients
are free and can be added at any time - confidence and care.
Be confident that you will make the best scones and they will be sensational. Care about them, using
good quality ingredients and they will reward you with their deliciousness. If you worry, something
will go wrong perhaps the worry is transmitted through the fingers. I remember my heavy, lumpy
offerings when a scone novice. Just keep practising. This recipe for plain scones is pretty foolproof.
Ingredients:
Basic plain scone
200g Plain flour (preferably organic) 4 teaspoons baking powder
50g Cold butter, diced teaspoon salt
150ml full fat milk at room temperature 1 teaspoon lemon juice or vinegar
1 tablespoon caster sugar
Flavour variations
Add any additional ingredients such as cheese/herbs/dried fruit after you have created the crumb
mixture and before you add the milk.
Spiced Christmas scones scatter in some orange and lemon zest, some dried fruit, cinnamon etc.
Banana and Walnut 1 2 chopped bananas and 50g chopped walnuts
Dried fruits/ Cherries scatter in dried fruits and glace cherries
1
Scones love sour milk so do use up any rather old pots of cream or plain yoghurt that may be lurking in the fridge. Put these
in the measuring jug first and top up to 150cc.
2
I find that baking powder does vary in quality. Borwicks and Royal would be my recommended brands as they do not seem to
have that bitter aftertaste. Alternatively you could make your own using 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part bicarbonate of soda.
This has a softer taste in the mouth. The scones look slightly more speckled and I am not sure they rise up quite so tall.
3
If you dont have a cutter to hand, just make two large balls out of the dough mixture. Place these on the baking tray and pat
down slightly. With a large palette knife, sprinkled with flour to prevent sticking, cut a big cross on each of the balls so you
create 4 triangles. These will rise up and look rather like a small traditional soda bread loaf. Break them into pieces once
cooked.