Mix flour, salt and baking powder

Cut butter in small cubes and add to the mix. Butter has to be cold and firm

Mix butter into flour with fork/knife, until you get a sandy consistency.

Quickly add milk and mix with minimum kneading, just enough to form a soft dough. You can do a final mix with a wooden spoon to make it all come together better, before putting your hands in; this way you minimizing melting the butter with your warm hands.

Cut scones (3/4 inch high) and put on buttered tray

Bake 12 mins in high temperature (200 C) oven. Let rest/cool down 5 mins covered with a kitchen cloth.