How to make the best scones in just 9 easy steps.

 Ingredients

3 c Plain Flour

6 t Baking Powder (level)

¼ t Salt

75g  Cold Butter

1 to 1 ½ c Milk

2 T Sugar (optional)

Method

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl

2. Cut butter in small cubes. Rub the butter into the flour, baking powder, salt gently with fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add sugar (optional)

3. Add milk gradually. Mix quickly with a knife to form a soft dough (the amount of milk required depends on a number of factors)

4. Lightly knead the scone dough a few times on a lightly floured tabletop

5. Pat dough out into a rectangular shape (about 2cm - 2.5 cm thick)

6. Cut scone dough into 8 - 10 even sized pieces 

7. Place scones onto the oven tray lined with baking paper. Keep them quite close together towards centre of the tray

8. Brush with milk

9. Bake at 200°C  Bake for  about 8 - 10 minutes until lightly golden and cooked ( you can use Fanbake function)

   Variations

   1. Cheese Scones

   Add ¾ c - 1c grated cheese, pinch of cayenne pepper after step 2

   Before baking top with a little cheese

   2. Sultana Scones 

   Add ¾ c sultanas after step 2

   3. Date Scones

   Add ¾ c chopped pitted dates after step 2 These are the best scones ive ever tasted.