Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, scones. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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scones is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. scones is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook scones using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make scones:
- Make ready 8 oz self raising flour
- Prepare 2 oz margarine
- Take 1 pinch salt
- Get 1/4 pints milk
- Make ready 1 oz sugar
- Prepare 1 egg beaten
- Get 1 optional
- Prepare 3 oz dried fruit or glace cherries rolled in flour
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Currant scones, sometimes slathered with clotted cream or topped with butter and fruit jam, are a very classic, British way to enjoy this baked treat. A pinch of nutmeg in the batter adds just the right amount of spice. For the airiest scones, skip the food processor and hand-mix the batter ingredients using a light touch when kneading.
Instructions to make scones:
- prehest oven to gas mark 8, 450f, 230c
- put flour, margarine and salt into a bowl and rub together, till they look like bread crumbs. if you are making fruit or cherry scones add them now.
- add beaten egg to milk and mix together.
- add sugar to flour mixture and stir in.
- make a well in the centre and gradually add the egg and milk mix to form a stiff dough. you may not need all the egg and milk mix so save any remaining for glazing the tops before cooking.
- put on a floured surface and pat or roll out to about 1" thick. use a 2 1/2" cutter or one of your choice and cut out the scones. re roll or pat together the cut offs and continue to cut out the scones till all dough is used up. any miss shapes can be cooked and eaten by the chef!
- place on a greased baking sheet and glaze tops with left over egg and milk mixture or milk. put in the oven for about 10 minuits or untill golden brown.
- cool on a wire rack. cut in half and enjoy with butter, jam and if you want to be really naughty, cream.
A pinch of nutmeg in the batter adds just the right amount of spice. For the airiest scones, skip the food processor and hand-mix the batter ingredients using a light touch when kneading. Brush scones with remaining heavy cream and for extra crunch, sprinkle with coarse sugar. (You can. English scones are not glazed or frosted, and they are generally spilt open and spread with butter, but sometimes also with clotted cream and jam (yes please!). Our scones tend to be richer and more cake-like, usually made with egg and with heavy cream or buttermilk.
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