Scones recipe

My daughters wanted to do some baking this afternoon and I knew that I had the ingredients to make some plain scones already in my store cupboard.

I’m enjoying teaching them to cook the foods that they love to eat but sometimes I do forget that they are learning these skills for the first time. Hopefully I will have it drummed into them that hands and surfaces must always be clean that most foods can’t be eaten until they’re cooked.

Ingredients (makes 6)

225g self raising flour

A pinch of salt

55g butter

25g caster sugar

75ml semi-skimmed milk

1 egg, beaten to glaze (optional)

Mix flour and salt together.
Rub in the butter.
Stir in the sugar and then the milk.
Mix together to form a soft dough.
Turn the dough out onto a floured worktop and roll out to a 1.5cm thickness.
Cut out individual scones using a cutter (2″) or a clean, upturned glass.
Put the scones onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
Brush the top of the scones with the egg.
Place the tray of scones into a pre-heated oven at 220’C for approximately 15 minutes, until golden.
When done, place the scones onto a wire rack to cool.

I like to put butter and jam on my scones, especially when they’re still a little bit warm.