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Tea Scones
Created by All Foods Natural, Thursday, 21 February 2008
Description

Serve tea scones with butter, whipped cream, and jam. Heaven.

Ingredients
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Seasonal Eating
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Makes
16 to 18 scones
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 Tbs butter
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • extra milk for glazing
Methods/steps
  1. Preheat the oven to 450° F (225° C).
  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 sitcky, 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 1/2 inch thickness. cut 16 rounds with 2 inch fluted cookie cutter and transfer them to a buttered cookie sheet. glaze tops with milk.
  5. Bake towards top of the hot oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until well risen and golden brown.
  6. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   187.68  
Calories From Fat (32%)   60.07  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 6.79g   10%  
Saturated Fat 4.17g   21%  
Cholesterol 18.32mg   6%  
Sodium 598.53mg   25%  
Potassium 97.12mg   3%  
Carbohydrates 27.08g   9%  
Dietary Fiber 0.83g   3%  
Sugar 5.33g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 26.25g      
Protein 4.36g   9%  
Additional Tips

Raisin scones - add 1-2 Tbs raisins with the sugar.

Lemon and raisin scones - add 1 tsp finely grated lemon peel and 1-2 Tbs raisins with the sugar.

Orange and cherry scones - add 1 tsp finely grated orange peel and 1-2 Tbs finely chopped candied cherries, washed and dried, with the sugar.

Date and walnut scones - add 1 Tbs finely chopped dates and 1 Tbs finely chopped shelled walnuts with the sugar.

Cinnamon scones - sift 1 tsp cinnamon with the flour.

Ginger scones - sift 1/2 tsp ground ginger with flour.

Honey scones - use 1 Tbs honey and 7 Tbs milk instead of 1 cup milk.

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