WELSH GRIDDLE SCONES

Welsh Griddle Scones image

Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup(s) self-raising flour
1/8 teaspoon(s) salt
3 tablespoon(s) butter
2 tablespoon(s) sugar (more or less to taste)
1/3 cup(s) black currants
1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
1 - egg
1/2 cup(s) milk + 2 tbsp

Steps:

Mix the flour and salt together and cut in salt and butter with a pastry cutter or 2 knives until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
Stir in the sugar, currants and the nutmeg, then form a well in the middle.
Beat together the eggs and milk and pour into the well.
Using a wooden spoon, mix the egg mixture into the flour, stirring from the center and drawing the flour in from the sides to form a smooth thick batter.
Heat a heavy based frying pan or griddle to med heat and grease with oil.
Drop 1 or 2 Tbsp per scone of batter onto pan and cook 2-3 mins or until the bases are set and have turned golden brown.
Turn scones over and cook the other side in the same way.