Sultana Scones
This is one of those basic recipes I cook when I only have a
few minutes before visitors arrive.
I'm one of those people who hate tossing out left over
food but I must admit an old scone is not very appetizing.
So try and eat them promptly.
Friends of ours always toast their left over scones and
they reckon they are lovely when toasted.
Each to his own, eh!
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Chart. Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 cups tepid water
1/4 cup skimmed milk powder
Large handful sultanas
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 and 1/2 cups of self raising flour
Method:
Mix first three ingredients together and let stand for 20
minutes to plump up the sultanas.
Pre heat oven to 220
degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile sift flour. Gently rub
the butter into the flour mixture until no lumps of better
remain - not even tiny ones.
Gently pour the liquid mixture into the dry mixture and very
delicately mix the two together with a spatula.
This is not the time to use an electric mixer. The
ingredients should be just mixed together enough for you to
turn out onto a floured board and knead lightly.
Press with finger tips until dough is about 2 centimeters
(about an inch) thick. Cut into rounds with your scone
cutter and place reasonably close together on a lightly
floured or non-stick baking tray.
If you have time you can place the tray of uncooked scones
somewhere warm for 15 minutes before cooking them. I
find they rise a little more if left somewhere warm before
they are popped in the oven.
Bake at 220 degrees Celsius (450 degrees
Fahrenheit) for
about 15 minutes.
Makes 16 good sized scones.
Notes:
Making scones is one of the few times that I actually
really do sift flour.
A professional baker once told me that when making scones
the dough should be almost as soft as a pile of tissues.
I haven't quite achieved that yet and probably never will.
Scones don't store well so eat them promptly or freeze
the left overs. The frozen left overs can be micro waved and
they are quite lovely. Don't bother defrosting them
first - they can go straight into the microwave from the
freezer.
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