Soda Scones

Name: Soda Scones
Yield: Yield: 2 rounds, 8 scones
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 150 ml (5 fl oz) buttermilk or sweet milk soured with the juice of a lemon; Pinch of salt; 150 ml (5 fl oz) buttermilk or sweet milk soured with the juice of a lemon; 150 ml (5 fl oz) buttermilk or sweet milk soured with the juice of a lemon; 1 level teaspoon cream of tartar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 225 g (8 oz) plain flour; 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Preparation info

Yield:
2
rounds, 8 scones

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Scots Cookery

By Catherine Brown

Published 2003

About

Cook’s Tip: These can be made into a more rustic wheaten scone, like Irish soda bread, by substituting half the plain flour with a coarse granary flour.

Ingredients

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

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Pre-heat the girdle and grease lightly. Test heat by sprinkling the girdle with some flour which should turn a light brown in a few minutes. Also judge heat by holding your hand over the girdle. It should feel hot, but not fiercely so.

Mixing and Shaping

Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cream of tartar into a bowl. Make a well in the centre a