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Last updated: 13 Apr 2009

Easy Sweet Scones

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  • Serves: 16
  • Yield: 16 scones
  • Ready in: 25 mins (10 mins Prep - 15 mins Cook)
These are light fluffy melt-in-your-mouth scones. The fizzy lemonade gives them a lift. A great beginner recipe that children can make,too. Serve warm with jam and clotted or whipped cream.

Ingredients

  • 900g (2 lb) self-raising four
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 300ml cream
  • 1 (325ml) can of lemonade or sprite

Preparation method

  1.   Preheat oven to 220 degrees C / gas mark 7.
  2.   Sift flour and salt into a large mixing bowl.
  3.   Stir in wet ingredients and mix into a dough.
  4.   Tip out onto a well floured surface and cut out scones with a 6cm flutted edge pastry cutter.
  5.   Bake for 15 - 20 minutes until they are golden on top.
  6.   Cool on a wire rack.
  7.   Serve warm with jam and whipped cream.
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    Tweak: yummy Used different ingredients:

    I cut dark chocolate bar into chunks and mixed that into the dough.

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    Tweak: mumofsix Used different ingredients:

    I added a handful of currants but you could add any dried fruit or bluberries!

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    Review: Taffy

    Easy to make & tasty. I got 24 out of the recipe, 16 would have been HUGE scones.


    Posted: 27 Apr 2009 Easy

        
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    Review: mumofsix

    These puffed up beautifully - so easy and good fun too.


    Posted: 28 Aug 2008 Easy

        
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