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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?

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.

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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!

Scones for breakfast LovelyLadyLux different if nothing else

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!

No but our local bakery does!!

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!

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

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).

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

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.

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

Cranberry scones are the best.

sounds like a good idea PR

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

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!