"BabyJane Hudson" wrote in message
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I've always wanted to try one. Are they any good? I saw a pic of one
with English Clotted Cream and it sure look good and I imagine with go
well with tea, which I am now drinking as opposed to coffee.

Anyone have a good and simple recipe or are there good mixes available
and if so, which are good and which should be avoided?


Here's the recipe I always use. We often have them for lunch. They're
great. Apparently the trick is to keep them cool, with out too much
handling, and have the oven hot.

Scones

2 cups Self Raising Flour
1/4 ts salt
1 Tablespoon butter
3/4 cups milk

Rub butter into flour, add milk. Mix to a soft dough. Knead lightly. Roll
out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into circles. Put onto greased cookie
sheet. Glaze with milk. Bake at 230 C (450 F) for 7 - 10 mins.

Variation: Cheese scones - use water instead of milk, add 1/2 cup grated
cheese, 1/4 ts mustard and 1/4 ts cayenne pepper to flour.

You can eat them hot or cold. Hot is usually best with butter and jam or
honey. Cold is better with jam and cream.

This is the only type of scones I had ever heard of before seeing this
newsgroup. They're very popular in Australia as an afternoon tea.

Jen