Scones Recipe

Scones, a well-liked British baked dish which is equally popular in Ireland & United Kingdom. Traditional Irish Scones are made with a mix of flour, butter, sugar & dried fruits. There are few suggestions used to make the flaky buttery scones of your life-time including the folding technique which is roofed on this post. Learn the best way to make buttery scones recipe with clotted cream and jam.

Scones

Have you ever tried buttery scones with clotted cream and jam. If not you’ve gotten to try since it is so good. Scones are one among the straightforward recipe to make, All you would like is a few basic pantry staples and few techniques. On this detailed scones recipe post, I even have shared recipe for clotted cream and berry jam so be sure you read till the top.

About Scones

A Scone is a well-liked British baked dish which is equally popular in Ireland & United Kingdom. It’s made with plain flour, wheat flour or oatmeal which is flavoured with any ingredients like orange zest, raisins, cranberry or chocolate. It has baking powder as leavening agent and made right into a dough which is then cut into small rounds using cookie cutter or triangles and baked. Check my treacle scones & orange cranberry scones.

There are various number of scones. A number of the hottest ones are potato scones which has potato flour. Griddled Scones are baked scones, split in half and grilled with some butter and served as an element of Full English breakfast. Fruit scones has addition lemon zest, orange zest, dried fruits like cranberries, raisins, apricots, currants, sultanas, peel and glacé cherries.

To attain flaky buttery light scones it is advisable follow two vital suggestions. All the time be sure your ingredients are cold. The dough needs to be super cold before baking. Once dough is just mixed transfer to a piece surface and provides few folds to it to create the flaky layers.

Scones are often served with a cup of tea. Popular way of serving scones is with clotted cream which is a thick baked cream and jam or golden syrup.

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Watch me Make Scones (Video)

Scones Ingredients

Plain Flour – I used refined flour on this recipe for tender buttery scones. You should utilize half whole wheat flour and half plain flour.

Sugar – Use caster sugar in scones for the sweetness. Extra sprinkling of sugar on top of the scones create a sugary crust.

Butter – use unsalted butter which is cold. Chop butter into small pieces and blend into flour till it’s bread crumbs texture.

Baking Powder – a little bit of baking powder gives the required lift to the scones.

Egg – Egg is utilized in the scones mixture and in addition as egg wash over the scones. be sure you employ cold egg within the scones.

Milk – use full fat milk which is required to be cold.

Salt – it is advisable add salt within the scones for balance of taste.

Irish Scones Preparation

Pre-preparation

Preheat oven to 425 degree C / 220 degree F. Mix egg and milk together and put it in fridge till needed.

Make Scones Dough

Take flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and blend well. Add in cubed cold butter into it and use a fork to combine it into the flour to create crumble like. Add in raisins and blend well. Now add within the wet ingredients and use the fork to bring it together, the mixture will looks crumbly at this point.

Folding Scones to Create Flaky Layers

Now take the dough in a piece surface and gently bring it together. Start folding the crumbly scones mixture over itself. Repeat this few times, As you do that folds the scones dough will come together right into a manageable mixture. Still it can look rustic in look, that’s what you wish. Use a cookie cutter to chop out scone shapes.

Egg wash & Baking

Now arrange it in a baking tray and brush with the remaining milk and egg mix. Sprinkle top with some sugar and bake for 14 to 17 mins. Now remove from oven and funky barely. Serve with jam and cream.

Expert Suggestions

Flavourings

You may flavour the dough with whichever flavourings you favor. Some popular flavours are lemon zest, orange zest, dried fruits like cranberries, raisins, apricots, currants, sultanas, peel and glacé cherries. Chocolate chips will be added to scones dough.

Scones Dough

Make certain the scones dough is cold before baking which helps with the flaky texture. You may make scones dough the day before and store in fridge and bake next day. Use cold butter, cold egg and milk for making dough. 

Over Mixing

Don’t over mix the dough, it should look crumbly. So add milk and egg mix little at a time. 

Folding for Flaky Layers

Folding technique is significant to bring the dough together and in addition to create layers. Take crumbly scones mix onto a chilly working surface preferably marble or steel work surface. Flatten it and fold it over itself. Repeat this few times to shape the scones.

Make Ahead & Freezing

Once the dough is completed folding, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and freeze. You may thaw the frozen dough in fridge and bake each time you would like.

Make Scones (Stepwise Pictures)

Pre-preparation

1)Start by preheating oven to 220 degree C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and put aside.

Take egg, milk in a bowl. Make certain the egg and milk is cold.

2)Mix egg and milk very well and put it back in fridge till needed. So it stays cold.

Make Scones Dough

3)Take plain flour in a bowl.

4)Add in sugar.

5)Add baking powder and salt to the flour.

6)Mix this very well so the baking powder is evenly mixed into the flour.

7)Add in cubed cold butter. Make certain the butter is super cold.

8)Now use your fingers or a fork to combine the butter into the flour.

9)The mixture should resembles breadcrumbs texture.

10)Now add within the cold egg and milk. Don’t pour the whole lot abruptly. Add little at a time. Also leave some behind for egg wash.

11)Now use a fork to softly mix the flour into the egg milk mix.

12)The mixture should looks clumpy. That is the proper texture.

Folding Scones Dough to Create Flaky Layers

13) Transfer the scones mixture to a piece surface. Start folding it from one side and the opposite. Repeat this 3 to 4 times which creates flaky layers.

14)Once it is completed folding. Gently flatten the dough. When you feel the dough is just too warm, you’ll be able to place it in fridge for 10 minutes to relax it.

15)Dip the cookie cutter in some flour and cut out small circles.

16)Cute little scones.

Egg Wash & Bake

17)arrange the scones in baking tray lined with parchment paper.

18)Brush the scones with some egg wash.

19)Sprinkle top with some sugar.

20)Time to bake. Bake in preheated oven for 14 to 17 minutes.

21)Scones baked till golden.

22)Enjoy Warm.

23)Enjoy scones with jam. For more serving ideas, check below.

Clotted Cream for Scones

Scones are often served with clotted cream. Clotted cream is baked cream. It’s made by slow baking thick cream in oven for 12 to fifteen hours and allowed to chill slowly to create luscious nutty tasting cream generally known as clotted cream.

Making clotted cream take so many hours to make but this version is an easy version which takes lower than 20 minutes to make.

Ingredients

• 200 ml Cream (fat content 25% to 30%)
• 2 tbsp Butter

Make Clotted Cream for Scones

Take cream and butter in a shallow frying pan or saute pan. Heat and cook on low heat for 10 minutes stirring continuously until it’s reduced by half. Once it’s reduced, transfer to a ramekin or bowl and place in fridge to set overnight. The subsequent day clotted cream is able to serve. Scoop the thick set clotted cream and place over scones with jam and luxuriate in.

Mixed Berry Jam for Scones

Traditionally scones are served with jam. I even have so many jam recipes on this blog which you’ll be able to pick from. This version of jam is simple recipe made with mixed berries and pectin.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Mixed Berry
• 1 ½ cup Sugar
• 1 tbsp Pectin
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice

Make Mixed Berry Jam

Mix sugar with pectin powder and put aside. Take mixed berry in a heavy bottom sauce pan and place over heat. After 2 to three minutes the berries will begin to cook. Use a potato masher to mash it roughly. Once the berries are mashed, Add within the pectin sugar and blend well. Bring the whole lot to a full boil. Once it reaches full boil, take it off the warmth and add lemon juice. Pour this in clean glass jar and permit to chill. Store under refrigeration.

Serve Scones

Scones are often served with a cup of tea. Popular way of serving scones is with clotted cream which is a thick baked cream and jams or golden syrup.

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