Grannies Scone Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• 3 Cups self raising flour 
• 1/2 cup thickened cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg (best at room temperature)
• 1 tablespoon white sugar (optional)
• Pinch salt (optional)

METHOD

• Put egg, cream, milk, sugar and salt in a medium size mixing bowl.
• Stir together well.
• Sift the self-raising flour on top and fold into the mixture. Keep folding the mix until it formas a round lump.
• Tip out onto a floured board.
• GENTLY knead the mix with floured hands, GENTLY flattening with hands or floured rolling pin to the thickness required - about 1 to 1.5cm.
• Flour the cutter* you use and cut out up to 12 scones.
• Place scones on baking tray lined with baking paper.
• Preheat the oven to 215ºC. As you put the scones in turn the oven down to 210 ºC
• Check for a light browning after 10-15 minutes.

*My scone cutters are 6-7 cm across