Homemade British Scones/American Biscuits(Video)

Ingredients

• 500 grams all-purpose flour (note 1)
• 10 grams bicarbonate of soda
• 4 grams baking powder
• 10 grams powdered sugar (note 2)
• 8 grams salt
• 150 grams butter (note 3)
• 160 grams milk (note 4)
• 160 grams double cream (note 4)
• 20 grams lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Mixing the ingredients ---

2. 2

   Sieve and whisk the dry ingredients until well combined.

3. 3

   Grate and add frozen butter to the flour mix.

4. 4

   Rub the flour and butter together until it resembles fine sand. Place into the fridge to keep cold

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   Next, mix the wet ingredients together.

6. 6

   --- Making the dough ---

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   Add the wet ingredients to the flour mix and lightly but swiftly bring it together into a dough.

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   The dough should just be coming together and not be smooth. We want to work it as little as possible.

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   Dump the mix out onto a work surface and push together any unmixed bits of dough.

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    Wrap in cling film and rest for 20 minutes in the fridge.

11. 11

    --- Rolling, cutting and baking ---

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    Turn the oven to 180 °C or 356 °F.

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    Once rested, dump the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll it out with a rolling pin, making sure to roll in one direction starting from the centre.

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    When the dough is about 2 centimetres or just less than an inch thick, fold it onto itself once, known as laminating. Roll the dough out again to 3.5 cm or 1.3 inches height.

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    Dip a round or fluted cutter into flour and cut out circles. If you want, you can also cut it into triangles like biscuits.

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    Place the cut scone dough onto a baking tray lined with silicone baking mat or baking paper. Brush the tops with egg wash (1 whole egg mixed with 50 grams water/milk)

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    Bake for 18 minutes until golden brown.

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    Remove and cool down only slightly before serving still steaming hot with butter, clotted cream, strawberry jam or all of the above.