Per Emma...
225g of self raising flour
Pinch of salt
55g butter
25g caster sugar
150ml milk
1 egg – beaten
Preheat oven to 220 degrees C
In a large mixing bowl, add flour and salt, add softened butter and rub to make a dough
Slowly add milk and sugar to the doughy mix
Knead very lightly on a floured surface – you can add the sultanas/cherries etc now – or even chocolate chips
Cut out into rough circles, pat until they’re about 5cm thick
Brush with milk to make the tops all shiny and brown
Mum will always add brown sugar to the top just before they come out the oven for extra sweetness!
Per Robin...
I altered and converted the recipe to make it a bit healthy.
Flour – I made my own self rising 1cup all purpose white and 1 cup whole wheat. (the whole wheat gives it a nutty flavor)
3.5 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp salt
4TB unsalted butter
I used a little less than 1/8 cup sugar, but next time I think I’ll go closer to ¼ cup if I’m using whole wheat flour
For the flour mixture I cut the butter into small pieces and rubbed it into the flour until the flour became crumbly like when you are making a pie crust.
The caster sugar is super fine sugar for us … domino makes some… I think it will be a staple for me for now on…. Great for lemonade or ice tea!
As a sweetener next time I think I might use agave
I mixed the egg milk and sugar together and then added it to the flour mixture
Oven I put to 425 and took a look at them after 10 min.. did an extra 5 min… after brushing with milk and sugar.
Since they weren’t sweet enough… I added a little sugar to the crème fresh.
I folded fresh blueberries in mine… sticky job with the dough..
