Pages

Thursday 14 March 2013

Devon Scones~ A perfect British afternoon teatime treat



These Devon scones are a British teatime treat that are simple and easy to make and the recipe is very versatile. You can make many different varieties by adding ingredients such as chocolate chip, dried fruits, sultanas or fruits.They are a firm favorite for a British afternoon tea.

Ingredients

225 g / 8 oz self raising flour
60 g  / 2 oz sultanas
Pinch of salt
60 g / 2 oz butter
30 g / 1 oz caster sugar
150 ml  / 5 fl oz milk
1 egg for glazing (optional)
For serving- Jam and clotted cream.


Method:

1. Heat the oven to 220 º C/425 º F/ Gas 7. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the butter to form a bread crumb texture. Add the chocolate sultanas.
3. Stir in the sugar and then the milk a little at a time to make to get soft dough.
4. Turn on to a floured work surface and knead very lightly.
5. Roll out the dough to round circle approx 2 cm thick. Use a 5 cm cutter to cut out scones place them on a baking sheet.
6. Lightly knead together the rest of the dough and cut out more scones to until you use up all the dough.
7. Brush the tops of the scones with the beaten egg. Bake for 12-15 minutes until well risen and golden.
8. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
To serve cut in half and spread with jam and add a dollop of clotted cream.


You may like:
Eggless Banana Muffins

Submitting to:

Flavours of United Kingdom event by simply.food guested hosted by saffron streaks


28 comments:

  1. wow....devon looks wonderful & delicious...:)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Simple baked dish for breakfast or snack.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Devon scones and a cornish tea hehe :) Controversial

    ReplyDelete
  4. Scones look amazing :) I am yet to try them...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Lovely recipe.. looks awesome !!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Looks superb and very inviting too

    ReplyDelete
  7. Scones are my favourite way breakfast ! and yours looks so wonderful ! Received your entry ! thanks

    Sukanya

    ReplyDelete
  8. Mmmm you cannot beat a scone as a little treat an alternntive to a discuit. I never have jam on mine though just butter and I like the warm!

    ReplyDelete
  9. You cant beat scones with cream and jam! Yum!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Scones are my favourite - this look fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Your scones look nice. I love scones and don't cook or eat them often enough. I love fruit in them.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I ADORE scones and clotted cream with jam and a good cup of tea. Definitely going to give these a try!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Reminder to self - finally get around to making some scones! I think I've been put off by my StepMum's failures at making them and the fear that if I succeed, she might just do something nasty to me :)

    ReplyDelete
  14. Ooo, scones with jam and cream, heavenly.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Having a scone as I type this, yes its a bit late but been one of those days!

    These sound yummy too.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I can't wait to try these....I haven't had much luck with scones but these look good...going to try and make them this week.
    Thanks for the inspiration !

    ReplyDelete
  17. These look really tasty, and will make a great summer sweet treat :-)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Very British! Will bake when the new Royal baby arrives!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Scones with jam and cream, levely.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Followed your recipe this morning and OH HOW LOVELY!!!!! I'm speechless and brushing scone crumbs off my chin as I type lol! Thank you!

    ReplyDelete
  21. I think you can have scones with jam and cream anytime of year. So lovely.

    ReplyDelete
  22. this is so yummm looking ! Manjiri - sliceoffme

    ReplyDelete
  23. I could so do with one of your scones right now!

    ReplyDelete
  24. My hubby adores scones, must give this a go. Thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  25. The way I like to see it jam first and then the cream, lovely

    ReplyDelete

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to motivate.”
Thank you for taking the time to post "that kind word" its very inspiring.

Please DO NOT leave your site URL in comment section. Any spam comment using this space as free advertising will be PROMPTLY deleted as will all anonymous comments.

If you enjoyed your visit and would like regular updates please take a moment to join my email list.
If you leave a question that needs answering please make sure your profile has an email ID enabled so I can reply to it.