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Ingredients
- 40 g butter
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 25 g sugar
- 2 pinches salt
- 5 fluid ounces milk
Method
- Put the flour and salt in a bowl then rub in the butter.
- Add the sugar.
- Add the milk and mix to form a dough. You may want to mix with a knife as the dough gets very sticky as you add the milk.
- Flour a board ready for the dough. EXTRA TIP: Using rice flour on your board at this stage will make your scones wonderfully crisp on the outside.
- Knead the dough lightly on the board.
- Roll with floured rolling pin (or press with your hand) the dough to about 2cm thick.
- Cut rounds from the dough with a cutter (or use a glass with edges dipped in flour if you don't have a round cutter).
- Place the rounds on greaseproof paper lightly dusted with flour on a baking sheet/tray. Or use a greased tray.
- Gather up the odd bits of dough and lightly knead them together. Press/roll to 2cm thick again on your floured board, cut rounds and repeat until all the dough is used.
- Optional: Brush the tops of the scones with a little bit of milk.
- Bake in pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes until they have risen and start to become golden. Gas mark 7, 220c.
