Scones with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

Name: Scones with Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream
Yield: Makes 6 large scones
Ingredients: 500 g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting; 40 g caster sugar; 300 ml whole milk, plus extra for glazing; 100 g butter (at room temperature), plus extra for greasing and spreading; a good pinch of flaked sea salt; good-quality strawberry jam; fresh clotted cream

Preparation info

Makes
6
large scones

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

What to Eat Now (Spring & Summer)

By Valentine Warner

Published 2009

About

Ooh! I do love a scone! Accompanied by Darjeeling and the polite tinkling of fine china. Clotted cream or jam first? Well, actually, butter first, then jam and then cream!

Ingredients

500 g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
100 g butter (at room temperature), plus extra for greasing and spreading

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Lightly butter a large baking sheet or tray. Sift the flour into a large bowl. Cut the 100g butter into cubes and drop them into the centre of the flour. Rub the flour and butter together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Pinch the salt ove