Light sweet scones
By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel Allen: Christmas Bake!
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Light sweet scones
- Prep time:
- 25 mins
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- makes 10-12
Rachel Allen shares a recipe using light Italian flour for a twist on this classic teatime treat
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Ingredients
- 500g light Italian or plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 heaped tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 2 heaped tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 125g chilled unsalted butter, cubed
- 25g caster sugar
- 1 Egg, beaten
- 275ml buttermilk or Milk, plus extra for the egg wash
- 50g caster or granulated sugar, (optional)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7.2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar and salt into a large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the sugar and mix well.
3. Set aside about a third of the beaten egg and combine the rest with the buttermilk, then add to the flour mixture and mix briefly to combine into a moist dough. Place on a lightly floured work surface and knead ever so slightly to bring together, then press or roll out to a thickness of 2cm.
4. Using a 6cm round cutter, cut out approximately 12 scones and place on a floured baking tray.
5. Add about a teaspoon or so of buttermilk to the remainder of the beaten egg to make an egg wash. Brush the scones with the egg wash (and dip the tops in sugar if you wish) and bake in the oven for 10–12 minutes or until golden brown on top. Serve while hot.
Adapted from Rachel Allen, Bake (Collins)
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View all comments (7)I didn't know I could make such great scones. Great recipe.
Delicious, best scones i have ever made. We loved them. Maureen.
I tried this and its very lovely... My husband likes it as well
Very delicious scones, they are so light! I didn't have any 00 flour so I just used regular. I also used whole milk instead of the buttermilk. We loved them!
Made these delicious little scones this morning, Children love them and very easy to make!
The best, lightest scones i have ever made! The children absolutely loved the sugar topping!
Very straightforward recipe and the result was delicious. I didn't have buttermilk so I used milk mixed with a bit of white vinegar. Also added 50 g of raisins which I marinated in rhum. Divine!!!