Awesome English Tea Scones

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 8

    • About This Recipe

    “I serve these wonderful tea scones with homemade strawberry jam and Devonshire clotted cream and they are the highlight of the afternoon tea I serve my guests. Incredibly easy to make and fast to disappear. I hope you’ll try them and if you don’t have clotted cream available, serve whipped heavy cream with jam of your choice. Enjoy!”

    Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cupsself-rising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 2tablespoonssugar
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 4tablespoonsunsalted butter( cut into bits)
  • 1largeegg
  • 5ouncesmilk

    • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
  • Add the butter and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  • In a bowl, beat together the egg and milk.
  • Add this mixture, a little at a time, to the dry ingredients until a sticky dough is formed.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a round 3/4-inch thick.
  • With a cookie cutter, stamp out rounds.
  • (I use a drinking glass approx. 2″ diameter) Transfer rounds to a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 12- 15 minutes until golden.
  • Serve with jam and cream.

    • Reviews

  • “Too sticky to handle may need 1 more cup of self rising flour could not do”

  • “The scones are quite tasty, the small amount of sugar is just right for a sweet scone. Like Canary Bird Sue, I found the dough a bit too moist. I measured out the 5 ounces of milk and added the egg to the cup which made a total of 6 ounces of liquid, just a bit too much in my opinion! The egg was quite large and I should not have added all the liquid to the flour mixture; however, I floured my board, scrapped all the dough out of the bowl and gently kneaded a little more flour into it, just until it was not too sticky, patted it out and cut the scones. They turned out fine, but next time I would only add enough of the liquid to make a soft and ‘not too sticky’ dough. We enjoyed them with some butter and honey!”

  • “I’m not an experienced baker but I didn’t have a lot of luck with this recipe. It came out more like a batter than a sticky dough. Maybe it isn’t always necessary to add all the milk/egg mix.”

  • “These were the best scones ever! I added rainsins and they were very delicous, especially with clotted cream and jam 🙂 My husband is from England and he raved how great they were. Thanks”

  • “These scones had a nice flavor. We had them for breakfast instead of biscuits. They were easy to make. Will have them again.Thanks Gingerbee.Bullwinkle”

  • “I’ve had these scones in England, and they are very delicious!! I suggest that anyone who reads this recipe should make it. P.S. I suggest rasberry jam, 🙂 !!!”

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