Plain scone recipe
| Serves | 4-8 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 30 minutes |
| Meal type | Breakfast, Lunch, Snack |
| Allergy list | Milk, Wheat |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Region | British |
| Description | A classic scone with authentic Cornish clotted cream |
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Please note: only the ingredient list has been updated, you will need to allow for different cooking times, temperatures and quantities in each step.
Ingredients
- 7.9oz self-raising flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1.9oz butter
- 0.9oz caster sugar
- 5fl oz milk
Optional
Directions
Step 1
Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter.
Step 2
Stir in the sugar and then the milk to get a soft dough.
Step 3
On a floured surface knead the dough lightly. Pat the dough to around a 2cm thickness and then use a cookie cutter.
Step 4
Place the scones onto a greased baking sheet or onto parchment paper. Brush milk onto the scones so that they will brown in the oven. Cook in a pre-heated oven at 220ºC / 430ºF / gas mark 7 for 12-15 minutes until golden brown and well risen.
Step 5
Allow to cool on a wire rack before storing for up to a week in an air tight container. Although they are best served warm!
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Eaaasssssssaaaayyy
Loved them and so did my family and that's including my dog!!!!!!!!!!!!
I added cream and they were very tasty -
Used this recipe to check metric measures for my mum's recipe - which also uses no eggs or extra baking powder. My mum's scones are the best, I dont like these over risen, puffed up things that seem to be sold at the moment - not proper scones in my opinion! For divine cheese scones leave out sugar and add a good load (as much as you dare!!!) of cheese...yum, even better the day after....
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I just loved these!!! I recommend them with jam and cream.
I made 30 for my daughter's party and the kids loved them. -
They were the BEST!!! I added jam and whipped cream and I just love this recipe
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Very good, easy to follow recipe. Only thing I would say is to perhaps leave them in 5-10 mins longer, as were still a little doey inside.
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Very good, it was delicious, thank you for this recipe I enjoyed it, it was easy, the steps where easy to follow and there were no disasters
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Very nice to a very sticky consistency to work on the worktop when kneading and using cutters. Gorgeous to eat though, kind of worth the sticky fingers and constant washing of hands!!!
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Very easy instructions and simple to understand.
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Very cool recipe they taste fabulous :)
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It was deeeeeeeeelicous. I added jam and whipped cream thanks for the recipe
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I've not made them in a while but I think they feel as hard as compared to once they are cooled.
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When they come out the oven will they harden up?
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Hi,
I have made them a couple of times and they are the best I've tasted, so no egg is fine. -
I have not yet made these yet, but I have made loads of scones before with different recipes, will this recipe work because normally you need eggs?
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It was easy to follow but it tasted a bit sweet.
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Easy to follow recipe. Tasted very nice. Recommended.
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It was easy to follow and they tasted lovely xxx
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Lovely just made them and I am only 11.
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Just made these scones and 1 word,UNBELIEVABLE!!!
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Made these they are great love them thanks.
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Thank you so much for a simple easy to understand recipe!
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Great recipe!
Very handy and turned out great :D
I added cinnamon in on step 3 when kneading. -
I think this recipe is really good, the instructions were really good and easy to follow. They tasted really yummy!! I'm definitely going to use the recipe again.
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Absolutely marvellous I made scrumptious scones my children really enjoyed them.
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I'm only 12 and I like to make them on my own because they are very easy and when I make it, my whole family loves it. It really is SCRUMDILLIYYUMTIOUS!!!!
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I've used this recipe many times and it has been better every time. It is really good, and I shall go make some more now... Steps were easy to follow and they disappear very quickly.....
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Very good recipe. Makes lovely scones and they're very good with jam.
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I did these the other week for my partner because he moaned at me for ages to bake some. Good recipe and really easy...lets see how easy my partner thinks they are to make as he is attempting them himself.LOL.
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Very easy. I tried this morning and I love it.
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The scone recipe was very easy to follow and the scones were lovely when cooked, very happy with them.
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