Spectacular Strawberry Scones

Name: Spectacular Strawberry Scones
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest; ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ¼ tsp salt; 1 tbsp single cream or milk; 1 tbsp single cream or milk; 65 g unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1cm cubes; 160 ml buttermilk; 150 g plain flour; 1½ tsp baking powder; 200 ml double cream, lightly whipped, or 200 g clotted cream; 200 ml double cream, lightly whipped, or 200 g clotted cream; 25 g caster sugar; 300 g alpine strawberries, rinsed and stalks removed; Icing sugar for dusting (optional)

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Taste of the Unexpected

By Mark Diacono

Published 2010

About

These are a delicious treat for tea time but are glamorous enough to serve as a pudding.

Ingredients

For the scones

150 g plain flour
1½ tsp baking powder
¼

Europe
United Kingdom
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6.

Sieve together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and lemon zest. Toss in the butter and work lightly with your fingertips until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, though it’s good to