Scone Recipe

Here is the recipe I used for the delicious scones I made yesterday:

Scones

Makes approx 8

Ingredients:

250g Self raising flour

pinch of salt

50g margarine or very soft butter

25g caster sugar

1 large egg

water

You will also need:

Baking tray

6cm cookie cutter

Brush

• Pre-heat oven to 220°C / 425 / Gas Mark 7.
• Grease and lightly flour a baking tray.
• Put the flour salt & margarine/butter into a food processor or mixer and whizz until blended. Or you can rub in by hand if you don't have a mixer.
• In a measuring jug, crack the egg and add milk to make up to 1/4 pint (150ml). Beat the egg and the milk together well.
• Add the milk/egg mix to the flour, keeping a little back to brush the tops of the scones with. Mix in.
• Remove the scone dough from the mixer and knead gently on a clean, lightly floured surface. 
• Handly very lightly to keep the dough airy.
• Roll the dough out to just over 1/2 inch thick and cut into 6cm circles (I just use a round cookie cutter).
• Gather together trimming and knead gently together and then roll out again and cut more 6cm rounds... continue until you have used all the dough.
• Place scones on your greased/floured baking tray and brush the tops with the reserved egg/milk mix.
• Bake for about 10 minutes.
• Allow to cool for about 5-10 minutes and serve fresh with strawberry jam, cream (Cornish clotted cream is best but you can also use thick whipped double cream) and a pot of tea. Heaven!