RecipesScones
To make fruit scones: Add dried fruit, such as sultanas or chopped dates, and a pinch of cinnamon after stirring in the sugar.
To make fruit scones: Add dried fruit, such as sultanas or chopped dates, and a pinch of cinnamon after stirring in the sugar.
By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015
Cook: 50 Mins
Serves: 8
Price: 23p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 88g serving contains
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1480kj/354kcal
Ingredients
225g self-raising flour
55g Asda Extra Special Butter, chilled and cubed
50g caster sugar
150ml whole milk
Asda Extra Special Cornish Clotted Cream, to serve
Asda Extra Special Strawberry Conserve (or macerated strawberries), to serve
Method
1Pre-heat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7. Dust a baking sheet with a little flour.
2Sift the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Add the butter, rub into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar.
3Set aside 1 tbsp of the milk. Make a well in the flour, pour in the rest of the milk and, using a round-bladed knife, mix to a spongy dough.
4On a floured surface, lightly knead the dough until just smooth. Roll or press out to about 2.5cm thick and cut into rounds with a pastry cutter (about 5cm in diameter). Gather any leftover dough, roll out again and cut out more rounds. Brush the tops with the reserved milk.
5Bake the scones in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until well risen and golden brown. Serve while they’re still warm with clotted cream, strawberry conserve or macerated strawberries or re-heat later.
6To macerate strawberries, cut the green tops off 400g strawberries and slice into halves or quarters lengthwise. Sprinkle over 2 tbsp icing sugar and leave for about an hour at room temperature. This will soften the strawberries and release their juices to make a delicious syrup.