Anybody have a good Scone Recipe?

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:20 am

I've lost my Grannies personal cookbook. Really old and can't find it anywhere and I've also lost her scone recipe. Anybody have a good one to share?

Post by **WIZARD** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:46 am

English recipe for scones.

Makes 8-12 scones.

Preparation time less than 30 mins.

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins.

Ingredients.

225g/8oz self raising flour. (in Egypt, 225g/8oz plain flour, 1 level tsp baking powder and 1 level tsp of bicarb).
pinch of salt
55g/2oz butter
25g/1oz caster sugar
150ml/5fl oz milk

Method
1. Heat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter.
3. Stir in the sugar and then the milk to get a soft dough.
4. Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly. Pat out to a round 2cm/¾in thick. Use a 5cm/2in cutter to stamp out rounds and place on a baking sheet. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and stamp out more scones to use it all up.
5. Brush the tops of the scones with a little milk. Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden.
6. Cool on a wire rack and serve with butter and good jam and maybe some clotted cream.

Post by **Ebikatsu** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:34 am

Use Wizards recipe but change the milk for buttermilk.
It's called Rayeb in Egypt.

That make a best scones

oh and make sure that the butter is freezing cold and dont worry if there are bits visible in the dough, and don't overwork the dough too much to make them light and fluffy. Sift the flour twice as well. Keep everything as cold as possible including buttermilk, and roll on a cold surface. The trick is to keep everything as cold as poss and to get it into the oven as soon as poss.

Post by **Ebikatsu** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:35 am

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:52 pm

YES!! Wizard are you my Grannie!

;););) YES TY that IS her recipe! I knew it had the bicarb etc but forgot and all the recipes here kept saying "self rising" and from her day there was no such thing!

Great tips too Ebikatsu about keeping it all cold. I'd never thought about that one but logically it really makes sense! (Am not much of a cook

but I've had this yearning for scones lately and want 'em for Boxing Day brekkie and have searched for her old cookbook everywhere but I moved recently and am sure it is in a box somewhere)

Really appreciate the recipe and the hints!

Post by **Hurghadapat** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:56 pm

Scones for breakfast LovelyLadyLux

different if nothing else

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:13 pm

Speaking of breakfast I still have lots of vivid memories of my Scottish Grannie cooking these really flat oat cakes in a frying pan and baking this yellow salt codfish for breakfast

Dunno why I just remembered this but just came back to me....her breakfasts!

Post by **jewel** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:02 am

No but our local bakery does!!

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:36 am

I must admit one of the things I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE about Luxor and, well, all of Egypt, is the vast array of breads and pastries that are always available! LOVE IT!

Post by **PRchick** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 5:10 am

Very hard to find scones here but I like them too. I'll have to try Wiz's recipe.

Post by **cbrbddd** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:56 pm

PRchick wrote:Very hard to find scones here but I like them too. I'll have to try Wiz's recipe.

Isn't it sad? I actually broke down to buy one for sale in Starbucks, lol!! Needless to say, I usually avoid most of their baked goods now . . . definitely not work it! But I love their coffee!!

Ummmmm, I had scones with clotted cream (or some such) while I was in Australia . . . I haven't had any that taste so good since then. I don't remember if I tried any while in the UK or Scotland (totally separately it from the UK, lol).

Post by **Christine** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:12 pm

You have not lived until you have tasted an English cream tea, with scones thick crream and strawberry conserve................ mmmm wonderful, on a summers day, by the river watching the boats, you cant beat it

Post by **PRchick** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:30 am

I remember them bringing us clotted cream in England during one lunch or something. We were trying to figure out what to do with it.

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:50 am

I wish Starbucks would make cranberry scones! Love 'em but I like their raisin scones too! Actually made a batch of blueberry scones AND I used frozen blueberries so they didn't dye everything red/blue during cooking

Post by **PRchick** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:28 am

Cranberry scones are the best.

Post by **Miriamkhalifa** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:40 am

sounds like a good idea PR

Post by **Christine** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:00 pm

PR you halve your scone, spread some strawberry preserve on it, oh and dont be shy use lots, then you pile on a nice big fat dollop of the cream, put the top back on and enjoy

Post by **cbrbddd** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:58 pm

Christine wrote:PR you halve your scone, spread some strawberry preserve on it, oh and dont be shy use lots, then you pile on a nice big fat dollop of the cream, put the top back on and enjoy

YUUUUUMMMMY! sounds so good right now! Wish I had some

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:47 am

Warm scones fresh from the oven with loads of butter melting into them loaded with tons of marmalade and dollops and dollops of cream is pure heaven!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **LovelyLadyLux** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:23 am

Hey Wizard! I made your scone recipe for Christmas brekkie morning and it was super FAB! AND all the scones gone, gobbled up and eaten right away! Think I gain their weight x5 cause of all the dreamy melted butter! GREAT RECIPE! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!