SCONES;
4 cups selfraising flour
4 Tblespoons butter
¼ t salt
2 t sugar
1 cup Buttermilk (or you can use normal milk if you don’t have buttermilk)
¾ cup ice cold water
METHOD
Rub butter in to the dry ingredients
Mix buttermilk and water together and mix in lightly with a fork.
Don’t over mix but get all the dry ingredients wet.
Pat this ball of dough on a lightly floured board keeping it thick about an inch thick at least. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on floured baking tray. Paint with a mixture of egg and milk for browning purposes.
Bake in very hot oven 220deg for plus minus 15 min.
Makes about 16 scones.
Serve with butter, jam and cream or cheese.
