Ingredients
8 oz self-raising flour
1 ½ oz margarine or cooking fat
1 dessertspoon castor sugar
1 teacupful of sweet milk
¼ tspn. salt
- Sift flour, salt and sugar into a basin and rub in the fat.
- Add the milk and mix to a soft elastic dough.
- Turn out on to a floured board, toss in the flour and roll out to ¾ inch thickness.
- Cut into rounds and brush over with beaten egg or milk.
- Place on a floured baking tray and bake in a quick oven for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on a wire tray.
- Cook at 450°F, near top of oven.
For Currant or Sultana Scones just add 2 oz of the required one. |