Scones

Name: Scones
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 500 ml Flour; 20 ml Baking Powder; 3 ml Salt; 60 ml cold hard Margarine, cubed; 1 Egg; 150 ml ice cold Water; 1 Egg, whisked for egg wash

Tronél Candiotes-Strydom @tronelcandi

South Africa

Scones

Tronél Candiotes-Strydom @tronelcandi

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Ingredients

500 mlFlour
20 mlBaking Powder
3 mlSalt
60 mlcold hard Margarine, cubed
1Egg
150 mlice cold Water
1Egg, whisked for egg wash

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 220°C.
2

Combine the Flour, Baking Powder and Salt in a large bowl.
3

Rub the cold hard Margarine into the flour mixture.
4

Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.
NB do not overwork the mixture
5

In a separate bowl, whisk the Egg and Water.
6

Gently press the dough flat. Using a glass or cookie cutter press circles into the dough.
7

Place the scones on a prepared baking sheet. With a kitchen brush, brush the Egg Wash over the scones. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown