British Scones

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Serves: 12,Yield: 1dozen

    • About This Recipe

    “A taste of Merry Olde England!”

    Ingredients

  • 2cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1teaspooncream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1pinchsalt
  • 1/4 cupsodium-free margarine
  • 1/8 cupwhite sugar
  • 1/2 cupmilk
  • 2tablespoonsmilk

    • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
  • Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  • Stir in the sugar and enough milk to mix to soft dough.
  • Turn onto a floured surface, knead lightly and roll out to a 3/4-inch thickness.
  • Cut into 2-inch rounds and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  • Brush with milk to glaze.
  • Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes then cool on a wire rack.
  • Serve with butter or clotted cream and jam.

    • Reviews

  • “I don’t know if I can review this twice, but my friend made this recipe and here’s her review.She added 1/2 cup frozen blueberries.”We LOVED the scones. Sooooo GOOD. I could eat these everyday. I must have this recipe. They were perfect, like a biscuit but sweeter. Yum, yum, yum!”I told her she had to sign up on Recipezaar :)”

  • “Wonderful.I’ve tried about a dozen scone recipes in the past year and this came closest to what I was looking for – a lighter, less crumbly scone. I added slightly more sugar as I like a sweeter scone.”

  • “Easy to make and so good.I used butter instead of margerine and I forgot to brush them with milk but may I tell you they came out perfect.I made them about 1″ thick.They were crisp outside and lovely & soft inside.Thanks Miller”

  • “sweeter than i was prepared for but maybe that’s the way they do it in england… not enough rise for me but otherwise has a very nice texture.”

  • “This was really amazing, one of the best scones I’ve tasted. I substituted 2 tsp baking powder for the cream of tartar and baking soda. Next time, I’ll brush them with buttery milk to make them look better. I also added 3 tablespoons milk and baked for 12 minutes. Although I served it up with butter, cream cheese and a myriad of jams and marmalades, everyone loved the cream cheese best.”

  • “pretty good, I added some blueberries, but they probably could have been sweeter (I’ll add more sugar next time). Also they were a bit smaller than I expected. Oh well, still it was a delicious beginning to our ‘English Day’.”

  • “Outstanding scones. They rose so nicely and were incredibly simple and quick. I used half whole wheat flour, and butter instead of margarine. I did have to add 3 tablespoons of milk. Thanks!”

  • “I made these scones for Christmas breakfast and they came out wonderful.I served with butter and jam, and nice hot tea.Yum!Thanks so much, I’ll be making these again!:)”

  • “These are excellent!Just like the ones we ate in England!So easy to make!!!!!! Perfect for breakfast!”

  • “Nice texture and they rose nicely without baking powder.I also baked for about 12 minutes and used a little more sugar andsprinkled some on top. Yum!!”

  • “very VERY good !!! they were gone in no time !!!”

  • “Excellent with raisins (I used 3T sugar, also).Needed 12 min to bake. Very nice, fluffy texture, not crumbly at all.”

  • “Very easy to make. I made them for my daughter’s Girl scout troop tea party, and added chocolate chips to some. They were a big hit.Thanks.”

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