Freshly baked scones :)

I decided to do some baking on Sunday evening. I have a billion cake books with recipes for every cake possible, I thought I would bake something that would appeal to all, so I decided to make scones. The recipe is really simple to follow. We ate the scones straight from the over still warm with clotted cream and strawberry jam..................YUM!

The scones were very tasty if I do say so myself so I thought I would share the recipe with you guys.

Pre heat the oven at 220C/ 425F/ Gas 7.

Place 375g of self raising flour (sifted), 1 and a half heaped tea spoons of baking powder and 75g of butter (room temp) in a bowl. With your fingers mix together the butter and flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. (Add in raisans and glazed cherrys if you like)

Using a wooden spoon create a well in the middle of the mixture and pour in 110ml of milk and 2 large whisked eggs. Start mixing the egg and milk with the flour in circles but start from the centre and mix outwards until you are left with a dough like mixture. Leave for five minutes.

Lightly dust a work surface with flour (make sure the surface is clean!) and place the dough mixture on the surface. Knead the dough until it is soft.

Roll out the dough so that it is about 1 and a half inches thick, using a cookie cutter which is about 3 an a half inches wide cut the dough. Cut as many as you can and with the remaining dough re roll it and repeat the process. You can usualy make around 12-16 scones depending on how thick and wide you cut them.
Place the scones on grease proof paper on a baking tray and lightly brush on some whisked egg.

Leave in the oven for about 20 mins.

Eat when hot with clotted cream/ double cream and jam :)

Happy Baking.....