Scones Recipe

I had to make some to go with the clotted cream!

350g self raising flour
Pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
80g butter
35g sugar
175ml buttermilk or slightly acidic milk (add squeeze lemon if needed)
Egg to glaze

Heat oven to 220C.

Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Rub the butter in to the flour.
Stir in the sugar.
Warm the milk a little
Make a dough by gently mixing the milk in to the dry ingredients. Don't over work and don’t add all of it at first, keep adding till you have a stiff dough.
Turn out on to floured surface
Roll out to around 2.5cm thick and use a 6cm cutter to cut out the scones - or just cut in to squares or smaller or bigger, whatever you fancy... Press down quickly and cleanly so none of the sides are squished so the scone rise neatly.
Reroll the dough/pastry as needed.
Careful not to work the pastry too much as the scones will be hard if you do.
Glaze the tops with egg

Put on to a baking tray and cook for about 10 mins.