Plain Scones

Directions

1. 1
   Mix cake flour, baking powder, and granulated sugar in a bowl, and chill in the fridge.
2. 2
   Cut the butter into 1 cm cubes and chill the fridge as well.
3. 3
   Sift the dry ingredients, and add the butter.
4. 4
   Rub the mixture together with your fingers until it resembles panko.
5. 5
   Add cold milk, and briefly mix with a spoon.
6. 6
   When the dough is not floury any more, it's done.
7. 7
   Roll into a ball, and wrap with plastic wrap, then let it sit for 1 hour in the fridge.
8. 8
   Roll out the dough to a 2.5 cm thickness, and cut with a 5 cm diameter cookie cutter.
9. 9
   Coat with a thin layer of milk (for the glaze), and bake for 20 minutes at 190C (375F) on the bottom rack.