Here’s a recipe for scones.

Ingredients

• 12oz self-raising flour
• 1 level teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch salt
• 3ozs butter
• 1.5ozs sugar
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• Quarter pint butter milk

Method

1. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and use your fingers to rub in the butter.

2. Add the buttermilk and the beaten egg and mix to from a soft but not too sticky dough

3. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead very lightly

4. Cut into scone shapes and brush some leftover egg mixture so they’ll golden up in the oven.

5. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the middle shelf of the oven at 200c/400F/Gas 6.

6. Enjoy!