Easy brown scones
Once you've mastered this recipe, flavour with your favourite ingredients, like cheese, seeds or even spices
SERVES
6
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
20
MINUTES
Ingredients
75g wholemeal flour
150g self-raising flour
25g oats
1 tsp bread soda
a pinch of salt
45g butter, cubed
1 egg
100ml ice-cold buttermilk, plus extra to glaze
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and salt.
Add the butter and rub it in using your fingers until you achieve a breadcrumb-like consistency.
In another bowl, beat the egg with the milk.
Pour about ¾ into the flour mixture and mix together, adding extra egg and milk mix as needed, to form a soft but not sticky dough. Don’t over-mix here as the quicker and lighter the mixing, the higher the scones will rise.
Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out with a rolling pin to 2-2.5cm thickness. Cut to shape with a knife or scone cutter.
Place the scones on a lined baking sheet and brush the tops with milk. Bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden brown To check they are done, lightly squeeze the sides, the dough should be springy.
Allow to cool slightly on a wire rack.
