Devonshire Scones

Ingredients:

3 cups self-raising flour

2 tablespoons fine sugar

35g butter

1 cup milk

1 beaten egg (ideally but can be omitted)

Method: 

Preheat oven to 415 degrees F. Brush a baking tray with oil or melted butter. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, and butter till the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and pour in milk. Mix to form a soft, sticky dough. Knead dough lightly on a floured surface (e.g. roti board). Roll to a thickness of 2 cm. Cut this strip to form roughly 6 cm rounds. Place close on the baking tray. Brush scones with beaten egg. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove and place moistened tissue paper on the scones. The scones are ready to serve once the tissue paper dries out. 

Serve scones with hot tea, strawberry jam and whipped cream. Makes 15.