Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, classic scones. It is one of my favorites food recipe. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Classic Scones is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Classic Scones is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Evan Sung for The New York Times. Traditional English scones are barely sweet — they are usually eaten with sweet jam and clotted cream — and they are lighter. British scones are small nibbles that are fairly plain on their own, but are classically eaten with jam and Doing this creates a fine, sandy consistency that helps give the scones their classic texture.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook classic scones using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Classic Scones:

1. Prepare 350 g self-raising flour
2. Take 1/4 tsp salt
3. Make ready 1 tsp baking powder
4. Make ready 85 g butter cut into cubes
5. Prepare 3 tbs caster sugar
6. Take 175 ml milk
7. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract
8. Make ready 1 tbs squeeze lemon juice
9. Prepare 1 beaten egg to glaze
10. Get Jam and clotted cream to serve

Scones are an English classic for a reason. Scones with generous amounts of clotted cream and jam are the crowing jewels in any afternoon tea spread. This will give a lovely golden colour to the scones. Classic English Scones are light and airy with a slight crumble.

Instructions to make Classic Scones:

1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7.
2. Tip the 350g self-raising flour into a large bowl with 1/4 tsp salt and 1 tsp baking powder then mix.
3. Add 85g butter cubes, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs.then stir in 3tbs custer sugar.
4. Put 175ml milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot.
5. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and a squeeze of lemon juice, then set aside for a moment.
6. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
7. Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife – it will seem pretty wet at first.
8. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it’s a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
9. Take a 5cm cutter(smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. You may need to press what’s left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four.
10. Brush the tops with a beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray
11. Bake for 15 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream.
12. If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.

A very British treat to which you can add different dried and fresh fruit. Usually served with afternoon tea and clotted cream. The secret to perfect scones is cold ingredients. Chill your milk and butter before mixing them together for the best teatime nibbles. Learn how to make Classic scones & see the Smartpoints value of this great recipe.

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