Cream Tea at Home
You'll be surprised at how easy these are to make, and if you serve them slightly warm, they are just to die for. Buttery, crumbly and delicious - especially with a cup of tea.
As we are heading to Cornwall very soon, I served these the Cornish way; jam first, then the Roddas Clotted Cream - just perfect.
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| Plain Scones |
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| Plain Scones |
Here's how:
- 375g self raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 95g butter - room temperature, and cut into cubes
- 3.5 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 190ml milk (use full fat)
- 1 drop of lemon juice
- 1 beaten egg to brush over before baking
- Roddas Clotted Cream and some Strawberry Jam to serve
Firstly pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees and get a baking sheet ready - line it if you wish.
In a large bowl tip in the self raising flour, the salt and the baking powder and mix a little.
Now add the butter cubes into the bowl and use your hands to rub the mixture together, until it resembles breadcrumbs.
At this point add the sugar and mix well.
Measure out the milk into a small jug or bowl and add the vanilla then pop into the microwave for twenty seconds to take the chill off of it.
At this point pop the baking tray into the oven to warm up as you want to place the uncooked scones onto a hot surface.
Now make a hole in the middle of the flour in the large bowl and pour in the liquid as well as the drop of lemon juice.
Use your hands to bring everything together, it will be quite wet to begin but will soon come together as a dough.
Once it is a dough consistency, scatter some more flour over a clean work surface and place the dough onto it. Use your hands to fold over the dough 3-4 times, until it is quite smooth. Be careful not to overwork it here.
Use your hands to then smooth it out into a flat piece of dough, it doesn't need to be perfectly straight or flat, just a similar thickness, about 3-4cm deep.
Now take a round cutter and make 4-6 scones. With any excess dough bring back together and press down and you can make another scone.
Now quickly beat an egg and then remove the hot baking sheet from the oven.
Place each scone onto the tray and brush over the beaten egg.
Place into the oven and bake for 10 minutes until they are golden brown and well risen.
Serve warm with your choice of clotted cream, jam or even butter. Enjoy!
If you enjoy simple bakes here are a few other ideas you might enjoy:
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