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I owe my Mother-in-Law a lot for introducing the Be-Ro book of baking. This book has helped me a lot and now I use it as a guide for new ideas or even adapting existing recipes to suit me. One of them is your basic scone - there are so many variations I cannot even start listing them.
Whatever you do, never make scones when your mind is on other things. I was so pre-occupied with writing for my website I ended up using plain flour instead of self raising and the result was a batch of fancy door knobs! Here is my version of scone/rock buns which I call buttery scones as they just melt in your mouth.
Makes 6 large scones or 4 large and one huge one for hubby!
Ingredients
280 g/9 oz (2 cups) self raising flour
1 large tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
90 g/3 oz butter cubed (I prefer to use margarine as it makes the scone very soft)
250 ml/8 fl oz (1 cup) semi skimmed milk
90 g/3 oz sultanas (or as much as you like)
Method
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Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees (fan 160) and put baking parchment on a baking sheet or tray |
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Sift the flour in a wide bowl and add sugar and salt. Stir to mix. |
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Take the butter or margarine and rub into the flour till the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. |
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Throw in the sultanas and mix well. Add the milk and mix with a knife to get a wet dough together. |
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If the mixture is too wet, just add some more flour and once it has dough like consistency, put on a floured surface and gather the dough into a circle which is about 1.5 inch thick |
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At this point you can use individual round cutters or the multi cutter to cut in batches. |
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Place the scones on the baking tray. You can put an egg or milk wash or just sprinkle plain flour on top and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. |
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To test if the scone is ready, turn it over and tap gently. If you hear a hollow sound the scone is cooked. |
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Serve it warm with jam and butter. |
When you make scones as much as I do, after a while you forget about the measures and just make by throwing things together. It is more fun making scones this way as they get rated on a weekly basis by my husband. One thing is for sure whatever the verdict there is never any left to throw away!
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