Plain Scones Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter. Mix the egg and milk in a small bowl, and stir into flour mixture until moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead briefly. Roll dough out into a 1/2 inch thick round. Cut into 8 wedges, and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
• Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar and enough milk to mix to a soft dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface, knead lightly and roll out to a 3/4-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch rounds and place on the prepared baking sheet. Brush with milk to glaze.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack. Serve with butter or clotted cream and jam.

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a bowl.
• Melt butter and pour into flour.
• Add milk gradually, stirring with a knife, until you have a moist dough.
• Turn onto a floured board, knead lightly, then press dough out until it is about 1 inch thick.
• Cut with a cookie cutter or glass, and place on a hot floured tray, with each scone touching.
• Bake at 220C for 10-15 minutes.
• Serve hot with chilled butter, and strawberry jam!

Steps:

• Put the flour and salt in a bowl then rub in the butter.
• Add the sugar.
• Add the milk and mix to form a dough. You may want to mix with a knife as the dough gets very sticky as you add the milk.
• Flour a board ready for the dough. EXTRA TIP: Using rice flour on your board at this stage will make your scones wonderfully crisp on the outside.
• Knead the dough lightly on the board.
• Roll with floured rolling pin (or press with your hand) the dough to about 2cm thick.
• Cut rounds from the dough with a cutter (or use a glass with edges dipped in flour if you don't have a round cutter).
• Place the rounds on greaseproof paper lightly dusted with flour on a baking sheet/tray. Or use a greased tray.
• Gather up the odd bits of dough and lightly knead them together. Press/roll to 2cm thick again on your floured board, cut rounds and repeat until all the dough is used.
• Optional: Brush the tops of the scones with a little bit of milk.
• Bake in pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes until they have risen and start to become golden. Gas mark 7, 220c.