Scones
VegetarianBakingBudget
Scones
Light, buttery scones that are lovely served warm with jam and cream.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Serves
- 8
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 350 gself-raising flour, plus a little for dusting
- 1 tspbaking powder
- ¼ tspsalt
- 85 gunsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 40 gcaster sugar
- 175 mlmilk, plus 1 tbsp for brushing
- 1 tspvanilla extract
Make
Method
- 1.
Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- 2.
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar.
5 minutes - 3.
Mix the milk and vanilla, then stir into the dry ingredients with a table knife to make a soft dough.
2 minutes - 4.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gently pat to 3 cm thick. Cut out rounds with a 6 cm cutter, gathering the trimmings gently to make about 8 scones.
4 minutes - 5.
Place on the tray, brush the tops with the extra milk and bake for 12–15 minutes, until risen and golden.
15 minutes - 6.
Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool slightly before serving.
5 minutes