Delia's Scones

[Mimi]

Scones Makes about 12

8oz self-raising flour ( 225g)
11/2 oz. of butter (40) at room temperature
11/2 tablespoons of castor sugar
A pinch of salt
5 fluid oz.(150m) milk
A little extra flour

Please note 1/2 = half

Preheat oven to gas mark7 , 425F (200C)
A baking sheet greased

Sift the flour into a bowl and rub the butter into to it rapidly, using your finger tips. Next stir in the sugar and salt, then take a knife and use it to mix in the milk little by little .
Flour your hands a little and knead the mixture to a soft dough .
Turn out onto a floured pastry board and roll it out to a thickness of not less than 3/4 inch (2 cm) using a lightly floured rolling pin. Take a 11/2 or 2 inch (4 or 5 cm) pastry cutter , either fluted or plain , and place it on the dough and tap it sharply so that it goes straight through -don't twist it or the scones will turn out a peculiar shape.
Place the scones on the greased baking sheet , dust each one with flour and bake near the top of the oven for 12 - 15 minutes

These freeze well if eaten with in a month.

I have before now doubled the ingredients if I am planning to freeze them , and I have added mixed dried fruit to the dry ingredients .

[Gemini]

Maybe, as a scone virgin, I should attempt these?!

[Nanto2girls]

Basically how i make them.
We like fruit or cherry scones.

[Oma]

Fruit or cherry for me too Nanto , cheese for B although he likes fruit ones too ,
I have made them with Lemonade too and they come out very light and fluffy

[Plantaholic]

Not sure about the kneading,, I thought you just gathered it together, not overworking and didn't use a rolling pin, as Oma said she just flattens it with her hand. I have had some good ones down here. I remember years ago having some Cornish Splits, I think they have yeast in them, they were delicious.

[Mimi]

Plant I have to be honest I have never kneaded scone dough . I obviously ignore that bit !

[Daisy]

Mimi - that's where the skill lies, I reckon - ignore the bits of the recipe that aren't important!!!

But then my one and only attempt at scones was pretty poor. I'll have to have another go, and try harder. Thanks for posting your/Delia's recipe.

[Nana]

Yes, thanks Mimi. I wonder if my mistake was to add the liquid in one go?

As it turned out I gathered together enough 'good' scones to take to my brothers. Before we left we sat around the table eating the scones with clotted cream & jam. I say it modestly that they were yummy, so a success after all.😌

[Daisy]

Well done, Nana - you are no longer a scone virgin!

[Plantaholic]

Yes, well done Nana.

[Glammanana]

I have used this recipe for the past 12mths and for the first time in my life had success with my scones not coming out looking like rock cakes,I always add fruit to mine I tried cherries but they sank to the bottom of the scones.

[Nana]

Thanks Daisy. I told my husband what you said & for some reason he thought it was extremely funny. Men!🤣 Glam I don't know about cherries in scones but the advice for cherries in Christmas cakes is to toss the pieces in flour first to 'keep them afloat'.😉