BUTTERMILK SCONES

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Afternoon tea just wouldn't be the same without warm scones straight from the oven

Provided by Good Food team

Time 30m

Yield Makes 10 -12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

450g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
¼ tsp salt
100g cold butter, diced
85g golden caster sugar
284ml pot buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla extract
splash of milk

Steps:

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour, salt and butter into a food processor and pulse until you can't feel any lumps of butter (or rub in butter with fingers). Pulse in the sugar.
Gently warm the buttermilk (don't throw away the pot) and vanilla in a microwave or pan. Using your largest bowl, quickly tip in some of the flour mix, followed by some of the buttermilk mix, repeating until everything is in the bowl. Use a knife to quickly mix together to form a dough - don't over-mix it.
Tip onto a floured surface and lightly bring together with your hands a couple of times. Press out gently to about 4cm thick and stamp out rounds with a 6cm or 7cm cutter. Re-shape trimmings, until all the dough is used. Spread out on a lightly floured baking sheet or two. Add a splash of milk into the buttermilk pot, then use to glaze the top of each scone. Bake for 10-12 mins until golden and well risen.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 229 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 39 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium