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Fruit Scones




You will need:

450 grams of plain flour (sifted)

Pinch of salt

20 Grams of baking powder

75 grams of butter or margarine

2 eggs

140 ml of buttermilk or plain milk

85 grams of sultanas

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.

Put the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
Rub in the butter or margarine, until the mix becomes like breadcrumbs.
Add in the sultanas.
Whisk the eggs and milk in a jug and add to the flour mixture.

Work well until the mix comes together in a ball, leaving the bowl clean.

Place the mixture on a lightly floured surface and knead gently for a minute or two.
Roll the scone mix out to a thickness of about 1 inch, flouring lightly if needed.

Use a cutter to cut into rounds.

Brush any remaining egg and milk mixture on top of each scone and place on a greased and lightly floured baking tray.

Bake the scones for about 12-15 minutes until slightly golden on top.


Leave to cool on a wire rack and eat the same day.

Now where's the clotted cream and strawberry jam?

Phil

Hi Phil

Wheels wrote:Now where's the clotted cream and strawberry jam?

GRRRRRRRRR

Can't get clotted cream for love nor money here.

Mind you - I'm not really supposed to eat it, so let's look on the bright side of things, just have to do with the strawberry jam.

Ianinfrance wrote:Hi Phil

Can't get clotted cream for love nor money here.

..a new project?

Phil,
You're incorrigible.

Seriously, I doubt if I could do it without investing in a Jersey cow first! Ever since I discovered our local dairy farm, where we get some very acceptable thick cream, I've been trying to persuade them that they could add a "top of the line" luxury product of Jersey cream, but so far without success.

The last time something similar happened to me - I failed to persuade a company to produce some sox that I felt was needed, Mark Tiley, their MD said "if you're so sure it would sell, you're perfectly capable of writing it for yourself". I wasn't, but knew someone who was, and it led to a Prestel comms package for the Amstrad CPC that was the best. (Sadly about a year too late to make a real load of money).

Anyway, I'm too old to start fooling around like that nowadays. However.... there is a new farm in the area run by some mad English. Hmm.

sox?

http://sox.sourceforge.net/ ?

Thanks, it looks very clever, but a bit over my head I'm afraid.

Phil

Hi Dave & Phil,

saucisson wrote:http://sox.sourceforge.net/ ?

Oops. Sorry. Sox was (about 25 years ago when I was involved in it) the affectionate abbreviation used for "software". In today's parlance "an application".

The Amstrad CPC rage of computers couldn't "understand" Prestel and the software available was DIRE, far less good than that available for the BBC B, the Atari, and even the Spectrum.

And coming back on topic.
I've just had a look at that farm's website..... I think a trip "oop north" is called for shortly.
http://www.boucheriealaferme.com/

And... anyone want the recipe we use to make Hot Happy Buns (They don't have a cross, so we can't call them "hot Cross buns", can we! )

Thanks Ian

What does D.I.R.E stand for?

Dave ( I could look very stupid if it is an acronym )