Summer Survival Scones
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Recipe type: Sweets & Treats
Cuisine: British Bakes
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Serves: 12
 
Summer Survival Scones made with rich buttermilk and served with clotted cream and strawberry jam
Ingredients
  • 450g Organic self-raising flour
  • 2 heaped teaspoons baking powder
  • 75g Organic butter, cubed
  • 75g caster sugar
  • 2 large organic eggs, beaten
  • 1 × 284ml carton buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7.
  2. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
  3. Measure the flour, baking powder and butter
  4. Using a large bowl. Rub with your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
  5. Stir in the sugar
  6. Mix the eggs and buttermilk together in a jug and pour all but 1 tablespoon into the flour bowl and lightly mix together until combined – the dough should be fairly moist.
  7. Sprinkle the worktop with flour and gently knead the dough until smooth and soft.
  8. Roll to about 2.5cm thick.
  9. Using a 6cm round fluted scone cutter, stamp out 12 scones.
  10. Place the scones on the baking sheet and brush the tops with the reserved egg and milk mixture.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-15 minutes until risen and lightly golden.
  12. Serve with clotted cream and homemade strawberry jam
Recipe by Sustarian Living at https://www.sustarianliving.com/summer-survival-bad-weather-feelbetter-scones/