Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Grease or flour a baking tray.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Add the milk and quickly mix with a round-bladed table knife to a soft dough. For light and tender scones the mixture should be quite soft and a little sticky. Scrape the dough onto the floured baking tray and flour the top.
Working quickly, pat the dough out to 2cm thickness and with a floured knife cut it into 12 even-sized pieces, then separate the scones to allow 2cm space between them. Brush the tops with milk.
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Place on a wire rack to cool, wrapped in a clean tea towel to keep them soft.
I could taste the baking soda and it was very strong unfortunately. It’s a shame - the scones came out nice and fluffy and were easy to make. I don’t know if I’ve done something wrong but I followed the recipe exactly.
Alex
Absolutely recommend this recipe!
Pete Rowlingson
This is the best Scone recipe in the world! I have used it for years and it never, ever fails! I grate some cheese into the mix. Roll out the dough then use an upturned glass to cut into perfect circles....
lana
delicious with jam and cream
Jacs
Best scones ever , I add 25g more butter and they come out perfect every time . Even with gluten free flour just need a bit more milk or an egg
Eliane Machado
Easy and nice!!
Tyra
Using Gluten Free Flour makes it un eat able
Alan Collocott
Never fails
Jonathan Tuhua
I love it. When I made it Juist now. Its very easy to Make it. It's turned out golden and Soft Scones. Now I love it.
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I could taste the baking soda and it was very strong unfortunately. It’s a shame - the scones came out nice and fluffy and were easy to make. I don’t know if I’ve done something wrong but I followed the recipe exactly.
Absolutely recommend this recipe!
This is the best Scone recipe in the world! I have used it for years and it never, ever fails! I grate some cheese into the mix. Roll out the dough then use an upturned glass to cut into perfect circles....
delicious with jam and cream
Best scones ever , I add 25g more butter and they come out perfect every time . Even with gluten free flour just need a bit more milk or an egg
Easy and nice!!
Using Gluten Free Flour makes it un eat able
Never fails
I love it. When I made it Juist now. Its very easy to Make it. It's turned out golden and Soft Scones. Now I love it.
I'm baking my scones
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