Scones

Ingredients

  • 250gm plain flour
  • 50gm marg or butter
  • 50gm sugar
  • 1 heaped tsp baking powder
  • 50gm currant, sultanas, dried figs (optional)
  • milk to mix

Mix flour, baking powder, sugar and marg with fork, mix in dried fruit (or not). should be dry flaking consistency, add milk slowly until mixture sticks together not too wet. Roll out about 1.5 cm thick and cut with cookie cutter (don’t knead it’s not bread). Place on floured baking pan and cook at 180deg for 12 mins – should not be brown. Place on wire tray to cool keeping well hidden from small children. Slice in half and butter