Simple Scones

Scones are a brunch favourite all around the world, but sometimes the perfect scone can seem impossible to make! It's really not as hard as it seems, all you need is to know the right technique.

Ingredients:

• 3 Cups Self-Raising Flour
• 1 Tbs Caster Sugar
• 80g Butter, cubed, room temperature
• 1 Cup Milk

Equipment:

• Large Mixing Bowl
• Baking Tray
• Baking Paper
• Round-bladed knife or wooden spoon
• Rolling Pin
• 5cm Round cookie cutter (you can use any shape you like, but the round is the traditional shape)

The Scones

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220
2. Measure out ingredients
3. Combine the flour and sugar in the bowl
4. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. It is best to rub the butter one cube at a time, with your palms facing up. This ensures that plenty of air gets into the mixture, and ensures your scones will be nice and light
5. Add the milk all at once, and combine using the knife/wooden spoon. Use a cutting motion until the mixture holds together, and the milk is incorporated. Do not over mix as this will make you lose all your lightness from step 4. The dough should be soft but not sticky.
6. Turn the dough on a lightly floured surface, and knead gently 4-5 times. Do not over work the dough, as once again this will effect the lightness of the scones, and cause the texture to become tough
7. Roll out the dough to about a 2cm thickness
8. Using a straight up and down motion, cut out the scones with a lightly floured cookie cutter. Twisting will effect the rise.
9. Place scones 1cm apart on the baking tray. It is very important that the distance is kept even, as this will ensure the scones rise evenly.
10. Bake for 10-12min. Scones are done if when you tap them, they sound hollow.
11. When you remove the scones from the oven, wrap them in a tea towel immediately to ensure a soft crust.
12. Serve as desired.

With Australia Day looming, scones are a popular treat. Hopefully this recipe will mean your friends actually eat your scones instead of using them in some peculiar drinking game!

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Jo

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