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SCONES WITH CREAM AND JAM

Preheat oven Electric 210 C/Fan 190 C, Gas 7

Equipment

  • sieve
  • mixing bowl
  • small bowl
  • Cutter
  • small fluted cutter & baking tray
  • whisk
  • piping bag & nozzle

Ingredients

  • 200 g SR flour
  • 50 g sugar
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 egg
  • ΒΌ pt milk
  • 300 ml double cream
  • Jam
  • Icing sugar

Instructions

  • Sieve flour into bowl
  • Add sugar and rub in butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs
  • Beat egg with about 2 tbsp milk, stir in
  • Add more milk if required and bring dough together with your hand
  • Place on a VERY LIGHTLY floured surface and knead gently
  • Flatten to about 1 cm and cut
  • Place on tray, brush with egg/milk
  • Bake for about 10 mins and leave to cool on cooling tray
  • Whisk cream to form peaks
  • Split scones and spread jam on each side
  • Pipe cream onto base
  • Replace top
  • Sprinkle with icing sugar