Scones

Ingredients :
750ml all purpose flour
15ml baking powder
2 eggs (one for eggwash)
cooking oil
250ml milk
a pinch of salt
37.5ml butter

Method :
Work the butter into the flour.
Add the egg, milk and a little cooking oil and mix well.
Knead well until the dough becomes stiff and roll out on a floured surface to thickness of about 1.5cm.
Use a 5cm biscuit(cookie) cutter to form the scones and place on a greased baking tray.
Brush some eggwash on the top of the scones and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200C for 10 - 12 minutes.
Serve with your favorite topping or filling (eg. strawberry jam and whipped cream, butter and cheese ...... etc.)

recipe scones baking