Basic Scones

Ingredients

• 1 cup (100 g) flour
• 1 tsp (5 g) baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
• 1 tbsp (15 g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (125 ml) milk + extra milk for glazing

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 450° F (225° C).
2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in butter. Add sugar. Add the milk and mix with a knife until obtaining a soft, not sticky, dough.
3. Turn the dough on to a lightly floured board and knead it quickly until it is smooth.
4. Roll out the dough to about ½ inch (12 mm) thickness. Cut 16 rounds with a 2-inch fluted cookie cutter and transfer them to a buttered cookie sheet. Brush the tops with milk.
5. Bake towards top of the hot oven for 8–10 minutes or until well risen and golden brown.
6. Cool on a wire rack.
7. Serve tea scones with butter, whipped cream, and jam.

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Adapted from “Basic Scones” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.