Basic Scones

5 ingredients
3 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups self rising flour
  • 4 tablespoons butter cold, chopped
  • 3/4 cup cold milk plus additional, to glaze
  • jam or marmalade, to serve
  • whipped cream to serve

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. 2
    Sift flour into a large bowl. Rub in butter to make fine crumbs. Add milk. Stir until it forms a soft dough, adding 1-2 tbsp more milk, if needed. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead briefly until smooth, then shape into a 3/4 inch-thick round. Using a 2 inch round cookie cutter dipped into flour, cut rounds from dough. Place scones side by side on prepared pan. Brush tops with additional milk to glaze.
  3. 3
    Bake for 12-15 mins or until golden and well risen. Serve scones with jam and cream.

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