SCONES WITH SOUR MILK
100 g of butter
2 cups of cake flour
1 tablespoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon of salt
¾ cup of milk/ sour milk
1 egg
1 tablespoon of milk for brushing
Sift dry ingredients into a large dish.
Rub in butter till mixture resembles breadcrumbs
Make a soft dough using milk/ sour milk.
Roll out and cut with a cutter.
Brush with an egg beaten with 1 tablespoon of milk
Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes.
Variation: To turn your scones into cheese scones, add 1 cup of grated cheese to the dough. Otherwise enjoyed plain with fresh cream and jam.
Photo: Yasmeen Ibrahim
Recipe posted by Yasmeen Ibrahim
