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British Cream Scones
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
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Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 12
What to do when you need scones *now* and all your butter is frozen.. see recipe below! From an International bread baking group. discusssing making scones without butter in the recipe. I bet one can sub lemon-lime or 7 up soda for the lemonade in the recipe too.
Ingredients:
1 cup cream (single or double)
in a complete emergency, sub 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup lemonade
1 cup fizzy lemonade
3 1/2 cups self-raising flour
or 3 1/2 cups flour mixed w ith 5 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1. Method:
2. Heat oven to 200C
3. Mix all ingredients to make a soft dough.
4. Pat out to 2 cm thick (almost an inch) on a floured surface.
5. Cut out using a floured scone cutter.
6. Place on a floured (not greased!) baking sheet.
7. Brush tops of scones with cream/milk if you want a bought look.
8. Bake for 18 - 22 mins until light brown on top and well risen.
9. If your scones don't rise properly, try making the dough a bit
10. thicker.
11. Less than 2cm and they just don't rise.
By RecipeOfHealth.com