Quick & Easy Scones

27.06.2014 - Nongsa, Batam.  Im so desperately hungry for scones, perhaps im starving too.

This recipe is quick and easy.  I have made 9 scones with this recipe.  Following this recipe, you can make a batch of scones in no time to feed your hungry stomach!!

There is no secret of making a good scones.  It is very simple, you just don't over knead or over mixed it, your scones will good to go into the oven and you will have a fluffy and soft scones to enjoy.  A cup of tea is never the same without scones - served with freshly whipped cream and strawberry jam and some fresh strawberries.

Ingredients scones:
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
20g unsalted butter
3/4 cup milk

Cream
1tbsp confectioner's sugar
1/3 cup whipping cream


Method:

Mix the dry ingredients together. sift in flour, salt, sugar, baking powder

Add the wet ingredients. ( i like shaving cold butter ) & milk into mixture. )

Put dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth (don’t knead dough too much or scones will be tough).

Pat dough flat and cut into 9 rounds. If you want to make a bigger batch, simply double all the ingredients in the recipe.

Place scones onto prepared baking tray and sprinkle tops with a little plain flour.

Bake at 240°C, 13 minutes + (until golden brown).

Transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm with jam and cream.

Traditional English Scone Recipe

13.09.2013 - Batam.  I love SCONE.  I was wanted to make my own scone for a long long time but i always hesitate to make them because i don't have a scone cutter!!.  but not anymore, its been too long i wanted to make myself a scone, so i get my lazy hands moving.  I have gather a few recipes.  They are almost the same and  here is the recipe.

Anyway, my pantry run out of self raising flour, and so i make my own.

Ingredients
55g/2oz butter
225g/8oz self-raising flour
a pinch of salt
25g/1oz caster sugar
150ml/5fl oz milk

*4tsp baking powder, if you use a ready made self-raising flour.
*added cranberries, optional ( i added 1/4cup of raisins )
* 1 egg,optional ( add into dough )

1 egg wash



Instructions

In a bowl add in 2 cups of flour, sugar, *baking powder, salt and whisk until combined.

Add cold butter and cut butter into flour with fingers. In French it’s sablage. Or you can use a pastry blender or a food processor until fine sands.

Transfer into a bowl.

* Crack an egg into a bowl and beat lightly. Make a well in the center of the butter-flour mixture. Add in milk and egg mixture. Fold just until moistened.

OR

Make a well in the center of the butter flour mixture, add in milk and fold just until moist.

I am adding raisin and stir until just combined.

Flour generously the work surface. Turn the batter on to work surface. ( i have a hard time with my too wet dough, so i add more flour to the dough ) and pat out to a round 1 inch thick.

Then stamp out rounds with a pastry ring ( i used my bb bottle cover to do the shaping since i don't have a proper one ) and place on a baking sheet.

Brush the tops of the scones with egg wash. To make basic egg wash, crack an egg and beat lightly.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until well-risen and golden brown.

Cool on a wire rack and serve with jam & whipped cream