I was recently asked to share my favourite recipe during an interview for an online feature and this was the one I chose. If you decide to try it I promise it will be worth the effort.
Scrumpdillyicious Scones
Sift:
2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup sugar
Grate into mixture above:
1/2 cup frozen butter
Add:
1/2 – 3/4 cup dried fruit
Mix together:
3/4 cup milk
1 egg
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together with as few strokes as possible. If it is hot outside, you may need to add a teaspoon or more milk at the mixing stage. Also, a nice zippy alternative to the dried fruit is to add 3/4 cup blueberries and the zest of a lemon.
There is enough butter in these scones that you don’t need to grease your baking sheet or use parchment paper. Just spoon the batter out on a cookie sheet in blobs. The recipe will make 9-11 scones depending on how big you want to make them.
Bake at 400º for 15 minutes.
Make sure you share a few of these with your neighbours or friends. They are best eaten the day you make them.
Enjoy!
