Scones

[Northern Lass]

Could you post your scone recipe pls
I seem to have different ones
and what temp for a fan oven 170? or 180

and plain or sR

cos I want to make some and they never turned out
how thick do you roll dough to 1inch? or more?

[snoopysue]

I saw an item on a danish programme this morning. British afternoon tea is all the rage at the moment. The baker there said that the scones were even better if they were frozen before baking - he baked them from frozen.
I now know how to make clotted cream too!!

[dudleytaylor]

Love scones with jam and clotted cream ,in Port Isaac Cornwall Have a recipe some where did them last summer. will have a look tomorrow.

[BC Wench]

I've done these a few times and they're really lovely. I have a fan oven as well

12ozs (340g) self-raising flour
1/4tsp (1.25ml) salt
2ozs (55g) caster sugar
3ozs (85g) butter
1/4pt (125ml) milk
4 tbsps (60ml) natural yoghurt
(I don’t use the yoghurt but it supposedly gives the mixture a good raising result)

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200 degs C and lightly grease a baking sheet.

2. Mix the flour, salt and sugar in a bowl and rub in the butter until it looks like breadcrumbs.

3. Mix milk (and yoghurt if using) and stir into mixture, work it together until a soft dough is formed.

4. Turn onto a floured board and knead lightly to get a smooth surface. Flatten out to an even thickness of about 3 three quarters of an inch (2cm)

5. Cut out 12-14 scones and place on baking tray.

6. Gather the trimmings and reshape for further scones.

7. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.

To make savoury scones, replace the sugar with 2ozs (50g) of grated cheddar cheese and 1/2tsp (2.5ml) dried mustard.

[mikleed]

Love scones,cream and jam......but not Cornwall !!

[Rob]

I'm going to try that Barb.I'd have a go this afternoon but my wifes making rock cakes so i have to keep out.

[Northern Lass]

Thanks Barb will try those

there was a programme on fella and someone added creme fraiche to scones
plus they rolled them dough out real thick.

[gardener]

On one of those bake-off programmes they said the secret to scones lifting is to space them closely together on the baking sheet, not touching but not spaced out either.

I love these scones for something a bit different (and no rubbing-in of butter) http://www.masterchef.com.au/recipes/da ... scones.htm

makes 12
Ingredients

150ml-175mlmilk
150ml cream
1egg
3 cupsself-raising flour
2 tbscaster sugar
1 cupchopped, dried dates
Finely grated rind 1 lemon
Cream & jam, to serve


Preheat oven 200°C fan forced. Line large flat oven tray with baking paper.
Whisk 150ml milk, cream and egg together until well combined. Combine flour, sugar, dates and lemon rind in a large bowl. Add milk mixture and stir gently to a soft dough, adding remaining milk if necessary. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until dough comes together.
Press dough out to 2cm-thick. Cut scones from dough and place onto tray flat-side up. Press dough together gently and repeat using the remaining dough. Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle with a little sugar. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden and well risen. Serve hot with jam and cream.

[Northern Lass]

Thanks will try that too

what is a fan forced?

and why does it have to be so high a temp for scones what is the normal temp for baking cakes I tend to do 160 on my oven
or they burn

[gardener]

Fan-forced is just Aussie for a fan oven I think.

Scone recipes mostly seem to say 220°C conventional oven or 200°C fan-oven.

I bake sponge cake at 170-180°C in an oven without a fan so scones are done in a hotter oven.
Those lemon and date scones freeze really well too and can be warmed in a microwave on defrost setting if you just want one or two.


If Snoopy is around I would love the low-down on making clotted cream - I know how it is made properly but is there a way to make it at home?

[dudleytaylor]

Tea Scones 1/2 lb self raising flour
1/2 level teaspoon salt
2oz butter
1oz caster sugar
1/4 pint milk
extra milk for brushing.
1 sift flour and salt in bowl.2 rub in butter finely,3 add sugar 4 add milk all at once mix to soft but not sticky dough with knife.5 turn on to lightly floured board. knead quickly until smooth .6 roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness cut into 16-18 rounds with 1 3/4 to 2-inch fluted biscuit cutter 7 transfer to a buttered baking tray . brush tops with milk.8 bake towards top of hot oven 230c for 7 to 10 mins (or until well risen )9 Cool on a wire rack . 10 serve fresh with butter, whipped fresh double cream or clotted cream and jam .

I made them last year ,and they were lovely

[Northern Lass]

right thanks all will have a go at this

[SRD]

There are two sorts of fan oven, one with the regular elements around the sides and/or top and bottom which then have a fan to circulate the air (fan assist ovens) and those where the elements are around the fan which then blasts the hot air into the oven cavity (fan forced).
http://www.smeg.com.au/faq/ovens/what-s ... ted-ovens/