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    Create Bake Make / Baking / It’s a scone off!

    It’s a scone off!

    Published: Sep 29, 2013 · Modified: Jul 3, 2018 by Lauren Matheson ·

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    I love scones.  They are the perfect morning/afternoon tea, and super easy to put together. For the last few years I’ve used a traditional recipe (source unknown) and apart from the couple of times when I used plain flour instead of self raising (I blame baby brain) they have never failed. In the past I’ve also tried Lemonade Scones (made using a can of lemonade and cream), but there is nothing like the traditional recipe in my opinion.

    After devouring Nigella Lawson’s ‘How to be a Domestic Goddess’ – something I wish I was, but constantly fall short on – I was keen to try her recipe ‘Lily’s Scones’ which rather than using self raising flour, use plain flour combined with bicarb soda and cream of tartar.  What better way to compare the two than to have a scone off!

    My little helper as well as my family have enjoyed this challenge.  We’ve had a few debates over which scone is better, I think they have been watching too many cooking shows with comments about the ‘crumb’, ‘texture’ and ‘overall appeal’ being tossed about.

    Always eager to help out!

    Always eager to taste test!

    We found Nigella’s scones to be VERY light and fluffy – thanks to the cream of tartar, although they rose, I felt they could have been higher. The egg wash gave them a good colour and they tasted great.

    Nigella's scones

    We didn’t find a huge difference in taste, it was really the different textures that set the two apart.  Personally I prefer the original recipe, they rise well and have a great texture and taste.

    Original and still the best?

    Original and still the best?

    Both of the recipes are below – which one do you think is the Best Scone Recipe?

    Lily's Sco

    Lauren
    4.56 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Servings 12
    Calories 0 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 500 g plain flour
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
    • 4 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
    • 50 g cold unsalted butter diced
    • 25 g of butter - extra
    • 300 ml milk
    • 1 large egg beaten for egg wash

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 220 degrees
    • Sift the flour, bicarb and cream of tartar into a large bowl
    • Rub in the fats until it looks like breadcrumbs
    • Add the milk all at once and mix briefly with a knife
    • Turn onto a floured surface and knead lightly to form a dough
    • Roll out to about 3cm thickness
    • Dip cutter into some flour (6 ½ cm round cutter) and cut out scones.
    • Bring excess dough back together to cut out more scones (I made 11)
    • Place on a lightly greased baking tray quite close together and brush with egg wash
    • Place in oven and cook for 10 minutes or until risen and golden

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0gCalories: 0kcalCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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    Traditional Scone Recipe

    4 cups self raising flour

    pinch of sale

    ¼ cup cold unsalted butter diced

    2 ¼ cups milk

    extra milk for wash

    • Preheat oven to 230 degrees
    • Sift flour and salt into large bowl
    • Add butter and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs
    • Add approx 2 cups of milk and mix together with a butter knife.  Add additional milk as needed (I find I sometimes don’t need to full 2 ¼ cups of milk)
    • Turn onto a floured surface and knead lightly to form a dough
    • Roll out to around 3cm thickness (I don’t use a rolling pin, instead using my hands to pat out/shape)
    • Dip cutter into flour and cut out scones
    • Bring excess dough back together and cut out more scones (I usually make 10 -12 scones)
    • Place on lightly greased baking tray close together so they are almost touching and brush excess milk over for glaze
    • Place in oven and bake for 12 minutes or until risen and golden

    Do you love scones too?
    What is your favourite Scone recipe?

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    1. Christine

      June 18, 2019 at 11:10 pm

      Scones
      Fruit ones.

      Reply
      • Ca

        June 25, 2020 at 9:26 pm

        I dont see sugar or egg in this recipe going to give it ago thou because mine come out flat so let’s try this recipe

        Reply

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