Basic Scones

Lot's of people complain that their scones never turn out.  Well here are some tips:

• • keep your dough sticky, adding just enough flour to be able to handle it

  • the less you work the dough, the lighter the result

  • SR flour needs a little extra raising for scones, so note the extra baking powder in this recipe

  • bake your scones in a very hot oven.

Ingredients:

• • 1 tsp melted butter

  • pinch salt

  • 2 tab icing sugar

  • 1 cup milk

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 2 cups SR flour (you may not need it all)

Method:

• 1. Turn your oven on now and select hot temperature setting - see Oven Temps

  2. Combine all the ingredients except for the flour in a large basin

  3. Stir in 1 cup of flour and mix well

  4. Keep adding flour until you have a very sticky dough

  5. Sprinkle about 1/4 cup flour on your kitchen bench

  6. pour the dough onto the floured bench and fold it over a few time, incorporating more flour until you can handle the dough without leaving some on your fingers - it must still be slightly sticky

  7. flatten the dough with the palm of your hand until it's about 3cm thick

  8. flour a scone cutter and cut rounds from the dough

  9. place the rounds on a tray lined with baking paper - you may need to gently shake off some excess flour\

  10. brush the tops with a milk

  11. bake for about 10 to 15 minutes in a hot oven, until the tops are lightly browned.

  12. Serve with jam or golden syrup and some butter or whipped cream.