Homemade scones

These delicious scones, served straight from the oven with butter and jam or cream and jam are a favourite with our regulars at Home café. Why not try them at home!

Ingredients

• 75g butter
• 350g self-raising flour
• 1.5 tsp of baking powder
• 30g caster sugar
• 75g sultanas
• 5 fluid ounces of buttermilk
• 2 eggs

Method

• Preheat oven to 200 c fan oven. Electric 220 c.
• Add the flour, butter and baking to a baking bowl and rub together until the mix looks like breadcrumbs.
• Add the sultanas and sugar to the mix and stir.
• Beat the eggs and milk and work into the mix making a soft dough
• Sprinkle your worktop with flour and roll out the dough mixture to 2.5cm thick.
• Using a scone cutter you should get about 12 scones from this mix.
• Place on a non-stick baking tray or a lightly greased tray.
• Lightly brush each scone with milk and bake for 12 minutes.
• Serve with jam and butter or jam and cream.