Rustic Fruit Scones

Name: Rustic Fruit Scones
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 225 g self-raising flour; 30 g sugar; 75 g block butter; 50 g dried fruit (or grated cheese); 1 egg (beaten); pinch salt; 50 ml milk; Plus milk for wash

sophie_chis @cook_2552194

United Kingdom, Scotland

An easy simple classic: fruit scones! My all time favourite afternoon teatime treat. Served with clotted cream or butter and jam. I prefer just butter but each to their own!
I used raisins but you can use any dried fruit (mixed, cranberries, sultanas, maybe apricots?) or if you want a savoury treat instead, swap the fruit with grated cheese!
Enjoy :)

sophie_chis @cook_2552194

United Kingdom, Scotland

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Ingredients

30 minutes

8 servings

225 gself-raising flour
30 gsugar
75 gblock butter
50 gdried fruit (or grated cheese)
1egg (beaten)
pinchsalt
50 mlmilk
Plus milk for wash

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Preheat oven to 200 Celsius (fan) or gas mark 6. Line flat baking tray with tin foil or baking paper.
2

Place flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Dice butter into mixing bowl and rub into flour mix until it looks like breadcrumbs. (Note: Keep hands cold and dry to stop butter melting while rubbing. Use tip of fingers)
3

Mix fruit (or cheese) and add egg and milk. Mix by hand till a dough forms. Do not over work.
4

Roll out dough onto floured surface until about 2cm thick. Cut with 2 1/4 inch round cutter or hand roll into ball and flatten to about a small mug’s diameter. (I like to hand roll them before baking for a more ‘rustic’ look) Brush or dab milk wash with fingers on top of scones
5

Bake in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes until golden and risen. Leave to cool and serve with your favourite fillings!