PROPER ENGLISH SCONES

Proper English Scones image

Provided by Tantric1

Categories Scones

Time 20m

Yield 12 Scones, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 1/3 cups self rising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg
jam and clotted cream, to serve

Steps:

1.Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder, then mix. Add the butter, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
2.Put the milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, then set aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
3.Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife - it will seem pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
4.Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you'll probably need to press what's left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
5.Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream. If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.9, Fat 7.5, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 35, Sodium 409.1, Carbohydrate 22.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 3.3, Protein 4