Oven Scones

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    8

    quarters or 12–24 depending on thickness and cutter size
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

  • About

There are three ways of rising this scone, the most traditional is with buttermilk and soda. This gives the most moist, airy texture. The other methods make a drier scone.

Ingredients

Either

  • 225 g (8 oz) plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method

Preheat the oven to 450°F/230°C/Gas 8.

Grease and flour baking tins or use silicone paper.

Mixing and Shaping

Sift the flour and raising agent into a bowl and rub in the butter or blend in a blender. Make a well in the centre and ad