Sunday is the
perfect day for scones, and this recipe provides you with some great sweet and savory
variations.
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups self-raising flour
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 60g butter, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- jam and whipped cream, to serve
Method
- Preheat oven to
220°C/200°C fan-forced. Grease and flour a 8cm-deep, 19cm (base) square
cake pan.
- Place flour, sugar
and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Add butter. Using fingertips, rub
butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Make a well in the
centre. Add buttermilk. Using a flat-bladed knife, stir until dough almost
comes together. Place on a lightly floured surface.
- Knead gently until
dough comes together. Press out to a 3cm-thick round. Dip a 5cm round
cutter into flour to prevent dough sticking. Cut out scones. Gently press
leftover dough pieces together and repeat to make a total 16 scones.
- Place scones,
touching, in prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until light golden
and hollow when tapped on top. Serve with jam and cream.
(Source:
taste.com.au)