Makes 15 5cm scones, 30mins prep, 10-15mins cooking

Scones are traditionally served with jam and cream for Afternoon Tea. With our fantastic, simple recipe you can enjoy tasty homemade scones at any time. Enjoy them plain or for a fruity twist add sultanas or glacier cherries.

Ingredients

• 225g plain white flour
• 15g baking powder
• 40g caster sugar
• 50g butter, chopped into small cubes
• 150ml milk
• ½tsp salt
• Optional additional ingredients: 75g sultanas or 75g roughly chopped glacier cherries

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, then sieve together the flour, salt, and caster sugar into a large mixing bowl.

2. Rub in the butter using your fingertips until a consistency of ground almonds has been achieved. If you are adding sultanas of cherries stir them in now.

3. Make a well in the centre and slowly start to add the milk whilst mixing gently with a wooden spoon and then combine the ingredients together to form a smooth paste.

4. Leave the mix to rest for ten minutes in a bowl covered with cling film.

5. Then roll out the mix on a lightly floured surface to approximately 15mm thick, then take a 5cm cutter and start cutting out the scones then place the scones on baking tray lined with baking paper (or a silicone mat of you have one) and rest for a further ten minutes.

6. Carefully brush the scones with egg wash (simply made from whisking an egg) then place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown in colour.

7. Remove from the oven and allow the scones to cool on a cooling wire. Serve whilst still warm with butter or for an even sweeter treat serve with jam and cream, yum!