5. Soda Scones

Name: Soda Scones
Yield: Makes 4–6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 200 ml/7 fl oz buttermilk (or approx. 175 ml/6 fl oz milk); 250 g/9 oz self-raising flour; 1 medium free-range egg; 25 g/1 oz butter, melted, cooled slightly; 2 tsp golden caster sugar

Preparation info

Makes
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Scottish Baking

By Sue Lawrence

Published 2016

About

Traditionally baked on a girdle, they can also be baked in the oven (200C/400F/Gas 6 for 20–25 minutes). They are delicious split apart and smeared with butter and jam; or they are also wonderful with a hearty beef stew.

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Europe
United Kingdom
Snack
Scotland
Vegetarian

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