30-minute scones

Name: 30-minute scones
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 level tsp baking powder; Pinch of salt; 50 g (2oz) chilled diced butter; 25 g (1oz) golden caster sugar; 284 mL carton buttermilk; Clotted cream and Bonne Maman jam to serve

We hear staying in is the new going out, so why not make these easy 30 minute scones and invite some friends over to enjoy them with you

By Lindsay NicholsonPublished: 29 July 2009

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Ingredients

1 level tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
50 g (2oz) chilled diced butter
25 g (1oz) golden caster sugar
284 ml carton buttermilk
Clotted cream and Bonne Maman jam to serve

Directions

1. Step 1
  1 level tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Mix together. Add 50g (2oz) chilled diced butter and rub in until the mix resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Step 2
  Add 25g (1oz) golden caster sugar and a 284ml carton buttermilk (or the same quantity of milk with a squeeze of lemon juice).
3. Step 3
  Use a knife to mix everything together quickly. Knead lightly on a floured surface, roll out to a 2.5cm (1in) thickness, then stamp out rounds with a 6.5cm (2½in) plain cutter.
4. Step 4
  Repeat until all the dough is used up. Put the rounds on two greased baking sheets, brush tops with a little milk and bake for 12-15min until the scones are golden and risen.
5. Step 5
  Cool on a wire rack and serve with clotted cream and Bonne Maman jam.