Scones

Ingredients

Scones

• Plain flour: 2 cups + extra to dust table surface

• Baking powder: 1 tablespoon

• Bicarbonate of soda: 1/4 teaspoon

• Salt: 1 1/4 teaspoon

• Butter: 85g, cold and chopped

• Buttermilk: 1 cup (can use regular milk)

To serve

• Freshly whipped cream (with a touch of sugar and vanilla extract)

• Fresh berries

• Jam (e.g., strawberry, raspberry)

Method

1. Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 190C.

2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate soda together. Using your fingers, rub together the flour mixture with the butter cubes to breadcrumb consistency.

3. Create a well and add butter milk. Mix together with knife or a chopstick to create a sticky dough.

4. Dust table lightly with a coating of flour. Incorporate enough flour so that the dough does not stick to the table top.

5. Shape the dough into a rough rectangular shape and fold into three.

6. Flatten dough out into a rectangular shape and continue to fold the dough into three. Repeat this process five times.

7. Flatten dough out so it is approximately 1 cm thick. Coat scone cutter (or circular glass) with flour and press down into dough to create scones.

8. Place scones onto a tray lined with baking paper.

9. Bake until golden brown. This will take 18 - 20 minutes.

10. Set the scones aside to cool slightly and serve with whipped cream, fresh berries and jam.