Scones

Ease of Preparation: Easy
Yield: 8 scones

Ingredients:

• 4 cups (950 ml) flour
• 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) baking powder
• ½ cup (120 ml) sugar
• 1 cup (240 ml) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups (350 ml) sour cream
• 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon zest
• ½ cup (120 ml) milk, for brushing
• Clotted cream, to serve
• Jam, to serve

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C).

Sift flour into a bowl. Add salt and baking powder and stir together. Add sugar and mix. Quickly cut butter into flour mixture so that it doesn’t melt.

Crack eggs into a separate bowl, add sour cream and lemon zest and whisk. Add sour cream mixture to dry ingredients and stir quickly.

Turn out onto a lightly floured board and work with your hand just until combined, but still a bit crumbly. Pat down into a 2-inch (5 cm) thick circle. Using a large round cookie cutter cut into 8 round scones.

Brush with milk. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and puffy.

Serve with clotted cream and jam.