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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    18

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

  • About

Originating in Scotland, the scone is a flat cake, soft and light on the inside and golden and crisp on the outside. Scones are at their best when served fresh and warm from the oven, most famously with butter, or jam and whipped cream.

Ingredients

  • 250 g (9 oz/2 cups) self-raising flour
  • ½

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F/Gas 6). Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt into a bowl.
  2. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly.
  3. Make a well in the centre, then add the milk.