Cut butter into cubes

Put flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl

Add the butter and rub gently between fingers until it looks like breadcrumbs

Add the two eggs and mix to a sticky dough keep adding the milk till right consistency

Flour surface and turn dough out onto it, Knead and shape into circle, roll out, to 1/2 inch thick

Use a 2-3 inch pastry cutter, cut out and place on a greaseproof sheet makes about 12

Whisk eggs and brush the tops of the Scones and put in fridge for 20 minutes....then brush again with egg yokes

Place in oven at 450°F / 225c gas mark 6-7 until skewer or knife comes out clean