Who doesn’t love a scone? For me, when I bite into one I’m taken back twenty years to my childhood when Mum would make scones for us to enjoy for a special morning tea. They are now one of my ‘go to’ recipes, whenever I need to quickly bake something special I often turn to Scones. I think they are the quintessential morning tea treat, I love to enjoy them while they are still warm from the oven and slathered in Mum’s homemade Apricot Jam.
I’ve tried a couple of recipes over the years, and have settled on one which when you also follow these tips, gives you perfect scones EVERY SINGLE TIME!. You can find the recipe here. Learning how to make perfect scones couldn’t be simpler with these five easy tips.
I like to cut my butter into small cubes and put it back into the fridge long before I have even turned the oven on. I’m not sure why, but I find the end result much better when I use cold butter vs. butter that has started to melt or is soft.
This is a tip I found in an old cooking book. I find it much easier to quickly combine the ingredients just using a butter knife, and I also make sure I only mix until the mixture has just come together.
Don’t use a rolling pin!! This will just push out all the lovely air you have just incorporated into your dough. I like to lightly flour my hands and gently shape the dough into a disc shape. The aim here is to handle it as little as possible.
Place the scones close to each other on your baking try. Depending on the size of my scones, I will use either 2 x slice trays or a lamington tray to bake them in. If you leave big gaps between them, they will spread outwards instead of rising up – which is what you want!
The hotter the better!! I bake scones in my oven at 230 degrees (electric fan forced oven). You want your scones to cook quickly, so they are delicious and soft inside.
And there you have it, my top five tips for making perfect scones.
Do you have any other handy scone making tips? I’d love to hear them.
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Lucy @ Bake Play Smile says
Yum!! These are great tips! Now I feel like a scone!! 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Haha, I think you should go and treat yourself to one!
Elisha Ross says
Im going to try this. I have never mastered them and your tips are easy as.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Good luck Elisha, look forward to hearing how you go.
Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says
HOT SCONES with whipped cream and jam – a farmer’s favourite!! x
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Sure are! I’ll have to bring you some one day soon 🙂
Cindy @ Your Kids OT says
Now I feel like eating scones. Perfect weather for it. I’m adding cream to the shopping list now!
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Isn’t it perfect weather for them? Enjoy Cindy 🙂
Kaz @ MeltingMoments says
They do look like perfect scones. Great tips! I might be brave enough to have a go. My mum’s are hard to beat though 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Good luck! It’s always hard to beat your Mum’s recipes I think, but in the scone department I think I might just have a jump on her 🙂
Kaz @ MeltingMoments says
Maybe I can show her up with your recipe and tips 🙂
Maria @ Mummy Goes Mad says
I must try these. I’ve always wanted to make them and never have. I made your curried sausage bake last week and it was fantastic by the way! 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! You will have to make scones, they really are so easy 🙂
Eva Lewis says
They look delicious, Lauren! I love myself a good scone with jam and cream. Oh and a pot of tea 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Thanks Eva. That sounds perfect 🙂
Ai Sakura says
Oh yay thanks for the tips Love scones with honey butter…Mmmmmm..
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Ooh, that sounds yummy! Thanks for visiting x
Koren says
Good tip, Lauren! My scones too often turn out like bricks so I’m bookmarking this one for future reference. 🙂
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Mine used to turn out like little hard nuggets of dough when I first started making them 🙂 I hope my tips help you!
Lara at This Charming Mum says
I really love scones, but I’m a lazy cook so I often skip the ‘hard parts’ like rubbing in chilled butter (rather than the easy mix melted option). Your scones look beautiful so I think I’ll follow your tips next time.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
It honestly doesn’t take too long Lara, I can have a batch in the oven in under 15 minutes. I’ve never made them with melted butter, might have to give that a go!
Annegreen3 says
Lauren thanks for these tips – scones are tricky! I remember my first few attempts came out like biscuits & very flat biscuits at that! Will give your recipe a try next time the scone impulse seizes me.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Thanks Anne. My first few attempts were terrible too.
Debra Verrall says
Yum, might just make these for breakfast tomorrow.
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Yum! That sounds much more exciting than what I have for breakfast!
Hope says
Wow I love these tips. I’ve never been able to perfect the art of baking scones, they’re always been disasters! Use lemonade, don’t use lemonade – that kind of thing. These tips are going to come in useful. xx
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
Glad I can help Hope! I used to make them with lemonade, but I think they are just that little bit better made with butter 🙂
Amanda Smyth says
Great tips, there’s nothing better than a good scone! I put my scones just close enough to touch so they can support each other as they rise. Thanks for joining I’m Pinning Around. xx
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
You can’t go past a fresh warm scone slathered in jam and cream! Thanks for hosting 🙂
MumsTakeFive says
great tips, i’ll keep these in mind when i tackle scones. whenever i try to make them perfect they dont work and when i throw them together they are gold …. i dunno
Thanks for linking with sunday brunch xx
Lauren @ Create Bake Make says
It’s really Murphy’s Law I think!