- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Serving: 4 - 8
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 118
- Fat Content: 5g
- Saturated Fat Content: 3g
- Carbohydrate Content: 17g
- Sugar Content: 0g
- Fiber Content: 1g
- Protein Content: 3g
- Sodium Content: 0.56g
Buttermilk scones
Ingredients
- self-raising-flour - 350g self-raising flour
- bicarbonate-of-soda - 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- salt - a good pinch of salt
- butter - 85g butter
- buttermilk - 284ml carton buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/gas 7/fan 200C. Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a bowl. Add the butter, cut into small pieces and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Tip in the buttermilk and mix lightly and quickly to form a soft dough. Knead very briefly, then roll out to 2cm thickness and cut into sixteen 5cm rounds.
- Put on a baking sheet (no need to grease) a little apart, and bake for 12-15 minutes, until risen and pale golden.
Scone recipe for 4 – 8 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has self-raising flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, butter and buttermilk.
