SCONE~~New Trend of Bread in This Season

Have you heard of SCONE?


Scone is a small British quick bread of Scottish origin. Scones are slowly gaining popularity nowadays. It is usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent.


Scone is normally round and thick. It is easy to make at home. It can include raisins, chocolate chips, or dates.


This is the basic recipe of making Scone:

Ingredients

• 3 cups self-raising flour


• 80g butter, cubed
  
• 1 to 1 1/4 cups milk
  
• jam and whipped cream, to serve

Methods

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly dust a flat baking tray with plain flour.
   
2. Sift self-raising flour into a large bowl.
   
3. Using your fingertips, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
   
4. Make a well in the centre.


5. Add 1 cup of milk.


6. Mix with a flat-bladed knife until mixture forms a soft dough, adding more milk if required.


7. Turn onto a lightly floured surface.


8. Knead gently until smooth (don't knead dough too much or scones will be tough).


9. Pat dough into a 2cm-thick round. Using a 5cm (diameter) round cutter, cut out 12 rounds.


10. Press dough together and cut out remaining 4 rounds.


11. Place scones onto prepared baking tray, 1cm apart.


12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and well risen.


13. Transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm with jam and cream.

See...Its easy as ABC right? Haha...Hope you enjoy the wonders of making your own scones!