Perfect buttermilk scones
Perfect buttermilk scones
These fluffy perfect buttermilk scones are everything a scone should be; buttery and light with a tender crumb and ideal with whipped or clotted cream and strawberry jam.
Ingredients
- 280 grams cake flour, sifted approximately 500 ml or 2 cups
- 15 ml baking powder approximately 1 tablespoon
- 2.5 ml salt approximately 1/2 teaspoon
- 125 grams cold butter cut into 1 cm squares
- 30 ml castor sugar approximately 2 tablespoons
- 1 extra large egg
- 100 ml buttermilk approximately 2/5 cup
- 15 ml cream approximately 1 tablespoon
- 1 egg beaten for glazing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celcius or 180 degrees with a fan assisted oven / 400 F / Gas mark 6.
- Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and add the salt.
- Use your fingertips or a pastry knife to rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add the sugar.
- Whisk the egg, buttermilk and cream together until combined.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and pour in the half the egg and buttermilk mixture.
- Cut the flour into the liquid with the pastry cutter or your hands, without over mixing and add the rest of the liquid to form a soft dough.
- Bring together any flour left around the edges of the bowl and the dough out onto the lightly floured surface.
- Press the dough together lightly until it has a level surface and is about 2 cm thick.
- Use a smooth edged cookie cutter to cut out rounds. I used a 5cm one but you can use a larger 7cm one for bigger scones.
- Place on a baking sheet and brush with egg, making sure to keep it on the top as it will prevent even rising if it is brushed on the sides.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until done.
- Serve with whipped or clotted cream and jam, or cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 235mgPotassium: 233mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 443IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 1mg
Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.
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