BUTTERMILK SCONS
Preheat oven to 220°C ( Fan oven 200°C ), grease a baking tray.
2 1/4 cups cake flour
pinch of salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp castor sugar
50 g butter, room temp
25 g white wooden spoon margarine
300 ml buttermilk
Work chopped butter and margarine into dry ingredients with fingers till it resembles breadcrumbs, add buttermilk and form into a dough.
On a floured surface, roll out dough and cut into shapes. Glaze the tops with a little milk or lightly whisk 1 egg and glaze. Bake for 12 to 15 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
Recipe: Gail Haselsteiner
Photo: Shamiema Daniels en Elaine Steyn Steyn
Elaine Steyn Steyn
Gou die skons op jul blad gebak. Dit is heerlik. Ek het 8 groot skons uit gekry. Ek het net klein bietjie ekstra meel bygevoeg, want dit was effens te pap.