Yes, we're still on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemicand according to the internet, we and everyone else on social media are professional bakers. Seriously, have you gone through your social media lately, literally every second post is about cooking or baking.
But this is a good thing, what I mean, is that the world has changed, you are not getting any annoying Keeping Up With The Joneses posts anymore. Everyone is on an equal playing field and starting to realise how easy it is to bake or cook.
My recipe is for easy to make perfect scones. They come out light and airy and tastes amazing. By the way, this is an eggless recipe.
Pre-heat oven to 22o degrees.
What you will need:
1. 2 cups self-raising flour
2. 1 teaspoon baking powder
3. a pinch of salt
4. 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar
5. 40g butter or Rama margarine (cubed)
6. 1/2 cup of milk
What to do:
Sift in flour, baking powder and add salt and sugar and mix together. Now add your butter cubes, this should be cold, so don't melt it before adding to the mixture, and mix by hand until you get a breadcrumb effect.
Now add the milk in portions, not all at once, this is to make sure that your dough is just combined and not 'wet'.
Sprinkle flour on your baking surface and roll into a 'snake/tube' and cut into 12 pieces for small scones or 6 pieces for large scones.
Grease your baking tray and pat down your pieces onto the tray, pop into the oven for 10min. After the 10 minutes switch your oven off and leave for an extra minute or two.
Remove and serve immediately. I whipped up some fresh cream and topped it off with apricot jam :) the best!