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Simple Scones

Ingredients

  • 8oz self-raising flour
  • 2oz butter
  • pinch of salt
  • 2-4 tbsp milk (fine if slightly sour)
  • sultanas OR cheese and mustard and a pinch of cayenne pepper OR apple chunks and a healthy dash of cinnamon

Method:
– Rub butter and flour and salt together between fingertips until the mixture resembles fine crumbs (chuck in sultanas or cheese/mustard or custard (eek!) if desired at this point).
– Add milk a splosh at a time and fold in using your hands until the mixture holds together and becomes like dough - better to be slightly on the sticky side than too dry.
– Knead lightly on a floured board, and then roll out to 1″-1.5″ thick (use rolling pin or if you don’t have one, use a wine bottle or can of soup or beans covered in clingfilm or plastic bag).
– Cut into squares a couple of inches square (frilly-edges are for girls), stick on a baking tray and whack in the oven for 10-15 minutes, at a medium-high heat, until lightly browned on top and risen slightly.
– Eat hot from the oven, slathered in butter and/or jam and/or vegemite and/or honey and/or love. Best eaten with love.