Orange Scones

Ingredients

• 450 g self-raising flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 75 g unsalted butter
• 50 g caster sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 225 ml milk
• 1 orange
• Clotted cream and jam

Instructions

1. 1

   Line 2 baking trays with greaseproof paper.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 220ºC/ Fan 200º.

3. 3

   Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

4. 4

   Add the butter and rub together to make bread crumbs.

5. 5

   -Stir in the sugar.

6. 6

   Grate the orange finely and add the zest to the mix.

7. 7

   In a jug lightly beat the eggs and add milk up to 300ml (you might not use all the milk from the ingredient list or you might need a little more).

8. 8

   Add a little a time to the dried ingredients and mix with your hands until you get a soft dough. (slightly sticky is fine). Save a little of the egg milk mix for the glaze.

9. 9

   On a lightly floured surface gently knead the dough and roll out the dough to 2cm thick.

10. 10

    Stamp out the scones using round cutters. I like ones about 5cm in diameter.

11. 11

    Place on the baking trays and using a pastry brush glaze them with the left over milk and egg mix.

12. 12

    Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

13. 13

    Allow to cool on a wire wrack with a clean tea towel on to stop them drying out.

14. 14

    Once they are cool enough to eat. Cut in half add clotted cream and jam.

15. 15

    Enjoy with a cup of tea!