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Scones with Jam and Cream

Name: Scones with Jam and Cream
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 350 g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 85 g cold butter; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 175 ml buttermilk; 1 egg; strawberry jam and clotted cream

Light, fluffy and warm from the oven. The great cream tea debate: jam first or cream first?

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Prep 12m · Cook 15mServes 8Easy

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Ingredients

Serves 8

350 g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
85 g cold butter, cubed
3 tbsp caster sugar
175 ml buttermilk
1 egg, beaten, for glaze
strawberry jam and clotted cream, to serve

Cook

Method

1
Rub butter into flour and baking powder until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar.
5 min
2
Add buttermilk and bring together gently — don't overwork. Pat out to 3cm thick, cut into rounds.
5 min
3
Brush with egg. Bake at 220°C for 12-15 minutes until risen and golden.
15 min
4
Serve warm, split open, with jam and clotted cream.
2 min

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