Homemade English scones recipe
Did you know that making your own English scones is incredibly simple? Delicious with clotted cream and a bit of jam. Perfect for high tea, but also for brunch.
Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients
- 40 grams of unsalted butter
- 225 grams of self-rising flour
- 30 grams of fine granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 110 ml milk
- Extra: milk for milk wash
Instructions
- Put the self-rising flour together with the cubes of butter in a bowl. Rub the butter between your fingertips through the flour, it will become a little crumbly. Stir in sugar and salt.
- Finally, add the milk and stir with a fork or knife until you get a crumbly mixture. Continue to knead it (briefly) by hand into a smooth and soft dough.
- Roll or press out the dough to a thickness of 3 centimeters (1.2 inches). Using a round cutter 5 centimeters (2 inch) in diameter, cut out the scones.
- Knead the remaining dough into a ball again, flatten and again cut out as many scones as possible. Continue this way until you run out of dough.
- Place all the scones on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Brush the top with a little milk.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes at 220 °C/425 °F until done and lightly browned.
How to store
Keep outside the refrigerator for about 4 days. In the freezer for up to 3 months.