A British Teatime: Scones

Yesterday I made some strawberry jam and to make the most of all the jam (cupboards are fully stocked up!) I decided that scones would be a real treat. A pot of tea and a scone – what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

I made mine the ‘traditional’ way without sultanas but if you want to use sultanas just add 75g worth.

Igredients:

250g flour (plus extra for dusting)

1 tbspn baking powder

100ml milk

50g butter

a pinch of salt

50g caster sugar

1 medium free range egg

Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/ 180 degrees celsius
Add the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl. Then add the butter and mix everything together with your fingers. It should turn into a crumble
Then add the milk and egg. Using an electric hand whisk mix everything together until it becomes a soft kind of dough
Dust a surface with flour and roll out the dough. Make sure it is about 2cm thick and cut using a 5cm/2in cutter
Place onto a baking sheet and put in the oven for 12- 15 mins (until golden brown)
Leave to cool
Cut each scone in half and serve with jam and clotted cream