Tea Room Scones Recipe for Irresistible High Tea Scones

The Tea Room Scone

Recipe courtesy of The Tea Room

Makes about 30 scones

Ingredients

• 900g/32ozs self raising flour

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 220g/7.7ozs unsalted butter at room temperature but not too soft

• 620ml/21 fl ozs. buttermilk

• 1 egg

• 50ml/1.7 fl ozs. milk

Step 1 - If you have  a fan forced oven, place a saucepan of water at the bottom of the oven-this creates steam. Preheat oven to 165C/330F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

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2 .Crumb together all dry ingredients with butter. Use buttermilk to combine.

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Step 3 - Roll out dough to 2cm thickness. Cut to desired size (The Tea Room size is using a 6cm diameter cutter)

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Step 4 - Place on tray lined with baking paper.

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Step 5 - Make egg wash, whisk 1 egg and milk together

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Step 6 - Brush egg wash on top of each scone

Step 7 - Place in preheated oven at 165C/330F for 18-19 minutes. Let rest before serving.

Tip: Never microwave scones, always reheat them in oven at 185C/365F for 5 minutes.

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