Mum's Simple Economy Scones
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 cups self raising flour (250g as they are 250 ml cups)
1/4 tsp salt
30 g unsalted butter
250 ml milk
Recipe
1 Preheat your oven to 250C
2 Sift flour and salt in a bowl.
3 Rub in the butter with your fingertips, until it resembles breadcrumbs.
4 Make a well, and add almost all of the milk.
5 (Reserve about a tbs) With a butter knife, quickly work in the milk to the flour, making a dough.
6 On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough very lightly.
7 Flatten gently with your hands to 1.5cm thick
8 Use a round cutter to cut out discs.
9 On a buttered tray place scones next to each other.
10 Brush with reserved milk.
11 Bake for 10 minutes, or until scones sound hollow when tapped.
12 Serve with tea, whipped cream and strawberry jam and you have Devonshire tea.
13 Or add herbs/grated cheese for savoury scones to serve with soups and casseroles.
Yield: 12 scones
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