Homemade Scones

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 25 g caster sugar
• 50 g butter
• 125 ml milk
• 125 ml water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 220ºc.
• 2 sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
• 3 stir in the sugar, add the slightly softened butter and rub into the flour until resembling bread crumbs.
• 4 add nearly all the milk and water mix, a little at a time, working to a smooth dough. reserve the remaining milk.
• 5 roll on a lightly floured work surface until 2cm thick.
• 6 using a 5 cm pastry cutter, cut the dough, using one sharp tap and not twisting the dough as you cut.
• 7 brush the tops with the remaining milk mixture.
• 8 place the scones on a greased baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown.