Western Star Butter Christmas Recipes Western Star Butter Baking and Desserts Recipes Western Star Butter Snacks, Sides & Starters Recipes Western Star Butter Main Meals Recipes Western Star Butter Sauces Recipes Western Star Butter Cooking with George Calombaris Recipes

Classic Scones

Print the Classic Scones recipe…

Print

Serves: Makes 12

Ingredients:

  • 50g Western Star Unsalted Butter, softened
  • 2 cups SR flour
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • raspberry jam and cream, for serving, if desired

Method:

Using fingertips, rub butter into flour until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add milk, stirring with a metal spatula or butter knife until mixture comes away from the sides of the bowl. If mixture is dry, add a little extra milk.

Turn mixture onto a lightly floured bench and knead only until a rough ball of dough is formed. Pat dough to 2 cm thickness and use a 6cm cutter to cut rounds from the dough in swift movements, without twisting the cutter.

Arrange scones onto a baking paper lined tray and bake at 220°C for 12-15 minutes until golden and they sound hollow when lightly tapped on the base.

Serve scones straight from the oven with jam and cream.

Cooking Time: 12-15 minutes

Hints:

Here are some interesting flavour combinations that you can try when next making scones:

Date & Orange-add chopped fresh dates and grated orange rind to dry ingredients.

Lime & Cranberry-add dried cranberries and grated lime rind to dry ingredients.

Cheesy Corn & Bacon-add grated Perfect Italiano parmesan, cooked chopped bacon and creamed corn to dry ingredients.

Photo: Classic Scones