Basic Scones
Ingredients
- 1 cup (100 g) flour
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
- 1 tbsp (15 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (125 ml) milk + extra milk for glazing
Ingredients for 3 servings (270 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Preheat the oven to 450° F (225° C).
Oven - 2
Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in butter. Add sugar. Add the milk and mix with a knife until obtaining a soft, not sticky, dough.
- 3
Turn the dough on to a lightly floured board and knead it quickly until it is smooth.
- 4
Roll out the dough to about ½ inch (12 mm) thickness. Cut 16 rounds with a 2-inch fluted cookie cutter and transfer them to a buttered cookie sheet. Brush the tops with milk.
- 5
Bake towards top of the hot oven for 8–10 minutes or until well risen and golden brown.
Oven - 6
Cool on a wire rack.
- 7
Serve tea scones with butter, whipped cream, and jam.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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