Preheat oven 200degrees celcius or equivilant

Grease baking sheet

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl and mix together to make sure well combined

Crack the egg into the milk and whisk until well combined

Dot the butter into the bowl with the flour mix and using fingertips blend until resembles course breadcrumbs

Add the milk and egg mixture to the bowl a little at a time using a wooden spoon until forms a dough. Do not over mix. You may not need all the egg and milk. Stop adding when all ingredients are combined into a dough thats not too wet and sticky

Dust work surface and hands with flour, turn the dough out and knead quickly into a ball. Pat the ball of dough down with your hand and then roll so the dough its 1-2 cms high.

Using a lightly floured cookie cutter or other round implement cut out your scones from the dough. Ball up the leftover dough, re-roll and cut some more scones until you run out of dough

Place scones on greased baking sheet well spaced. Either brush with milk for a brown top or dust with flour depending on your preferance.

Put baking sheet into middle of oven. The scones take approx 15-20 mins. They should have risen and be lightly browned. To test if cooked put a toothpick into the centre of one, it should come out clean.

Leave to cool down a bit on a wire rack

Serve with butter or thick cream (clotted cream is best) and jam of your choice. Instead of jam you could use fresh fruit. Sliced strawberries are good :)