Buttermilk Scones!

I have had a few E-Mails asking me to write blog posts about what  I MAKE! So today there is 2 recipes i am going to share with you! I have made scones many a time's using plain milk,but to get the right flavour and texture,it is best to use buttermilk; i'll let you decided what you want to use,varying on your budget!
This recipe is easy-peasy and trust me-they taste AMAZING with cream and strawberry jam!
The yield is 20, and to be honest, i still don't think they'll be around THAT long!

Ingredients:

900g Plain Flour

1/2 tsp Salt.

85g Caster Sugar.

1 + 1/2 tsp Baking Powder.

200g COLD Butter or Margarine,diced.

2x284ml pots of Buttermilk OR 570ml Milk.

2 tsp Vanilla Extract.

80g Currants (Optional).

Method:

1.) Preheat the oven to 220C(200C fan oven)/Gas Mark 7/450F.

2.) Using your fingertips, rub the butter,salt, and flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs,the mix in the sugar.

3.) Warm the buttermilk with the vanilla extract over the stove until it comes to a simmer,fetch a larger bowl then take the buttermilk mix off the heat.

4.) Into the larger bowl,mix together the butermilk and flour in alternate actions using a knife (ect. Start with 1/3 of the flour in the bowl,then add a 1/3 of the buttermilk and mix, ALWAYS END WITH THE FLOUR!)  BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERMIX THE DOUGH!

5.) Tip the dough onto a LIGHTLY floured surface and bring together into a rough ball shape in your hands. Pat down the dough to approximately 1 inch thick with your hands and use a 7cm (3 inch) cookie cutter to cut out the scones.

6.) Transfer the scones to well greased baking trays covered with parchment/grease-proof paper.

7.) Place the scone sin the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden brown on the edges,making sure you turn the baking trays around halfway through baking time to ensure even baking.

8.) Serve whilst the scones are still warm with clotted cream and strawberry jam.

These are what MY scones looked like:

(Picture courtesy of Jake Molineux).

Enjoy!

Thank you for reading my blog! ~Jake.