Fruit Scones receipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 - 8 scones
Ingredients:
1/2 stick/50g butter
2 cups /225g all-purpose flour or use self-raising flour in which case only use 1 tsp baking
powder
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 oz/ 30g fine/caster sugar
1/ cup/ 50g sultanas or chopped dates
1/ pint / 150 !l !ilk
1 egg beaten with a little !ilk
Preparation:
"eat the o#en to 00F/205$/%as &
%rease and flour a baking sheet'
Sie#e the flour into a roo!y baking bowl then add the butter( baking powder and salt'
)uickly rub the butter into the flour until the !i*ture rese!bles fine breadcru!bs' +dd the
sugar and sultanas and stir'
,ake a well in the center and using a dinner knife( stir in enough !ilk to !ake a soft(
pliable dough'
-hen it begins to co!e together( finish off with your hands . it should be soft but not sticky /if the
dough see!s too dry( add a little butter!ilk( a teaspoon at a ti!e0' 1he dough should co!e together
and lea#e the sides of the bowl clean'
1urn the !i*ture on to a floured board and knead #ery lightly until 2ust s!ooth then lightly
roll out to 2c! -2'5c! / 3/3 thick( using a lightly floured rolling pin'
$ut rounds with a 5c! -4'5c! /23 cutter or cut into triangles with a sharp knife'
5lace on the baking tray and brush with the beaten egg and !ilk !i*ture' 6ake near the top
of the hot o#en for 15 !inutes or until golden brown and well risen'
$ool on a wire rack before eating'
Ser#e with butter( or lashings of 2a! and crea!'
Plain Scones
7e!o#e the dried fruit fro! the recipe'