Scone Recipe

Makes approx 8-10

225g plain flour (or self raising flour and miss the baking powder)
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
55g butter
25g sugar
Handful of sultanas/raisins/mixed peel etc
150 ml yogurt (or milk with 1/2 tsp lemon juice in it or buttermilk or some acidic milk product - it reacts with the baking powder to make the scones light)
Egg or milk to glaze

Pre heat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7
Put the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Rub in the butter (like for pastry - a pastry cutter is good)
Add the sugar and fruit and mix in
Add the yogurt bit at a time, mixing gently as you do (like pastry still - you want to mix gently until everything just sticks together, don't over work and keep it cool)
Flour the work surface and turn the mixture out on to it. Roll or squish it until it is about 2 cm thick.
Cut with a pastry cutter in to scone shapes
Put them on a greased baking tray and bake in the oven for about 15 mins (check before that, they should be a pale brown all over)