BUTTERMILK AND SOUR CHERRY SCONES FOR AFTERNOON TEA AND PICNICS
A delightful and EASY scone recipe that is perfect for a proper afternoon tea or to take on a picnic. Dried sour cherries are sensational and give a deep essence of cherry flavour to these scones, whilst the buttermilk makes them light and airy. This is a casual eating scone, easy to rustle up, and is perfect when eaten fresh from the oven with butter and maybe some cherry jam and cream too! If taking on a picnic, wrap the scone in a clean tea towel to keep it warm and pack the butter and jam separately. Makes one large scone, which is marked to split into wedges when served.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Scones
Time 35m
Yield 1 large scone, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 200 C/190 C fan/Gas Mark 5. Dust a baking sheet with flour.
- Sieve together the flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Mix together the buttermilk and milk. Make a well in the centre and pour on the buttermilk mixture. Mix well until the dough is even, and stir in the sour cherries.
- To shape for cooking, set the dough on a floured surface and turn around in your hands, until you have a neat round shape. Use a floured knife to score the surface into 4 or 6 sections.
- Transfer to the floured baking sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Set aside on a rack to cool. Best eaten straight away, but can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.9, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 3.2, Sodium 362.4, Carbohydrate 68.3, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 8.3, Protein 9.7
BUTTERMILK SCONES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl. Add butter and mix with your fingertips to a coarse meal. Add buttermilk and mix just until combined. Add currants, if desired.
- Transfer dough to a floured board and divide into 2 parts. Roll each to 3/4 inch thick rounds. Cut each round into 8 wedges and place slightly separated on a greased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the cream, and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve warm, split in half with butter and marmalade.
CHERRY SCONES
Sweeten up your scones with this easy recipe - ideal for a posh afternoon tea
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Treat
Time 30m
Yield Makes 12-15
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour, ½ tsp salt, bicarb and butter into a bowl and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar.
- Quickly mix in the buttermilk, a splash of milk, vanilla and cherries and bring together to form a soft dough. Press out onto a lightly floured surface, to about 3cm thick. Cut out with 5cm cutters.
- Transfer to a lightly floured baking sheet, brush with the remaining milk and bake for 12-15 mins until golden and well risen. Serve with clotted cream and jam.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.72 milligram of sodium
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