Jam Scones

Name: Jam Scones
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 4 cups flour; 4 tablespoons baking powder; Pinch salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 200 g softened margarine; 4 extra large eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla essence; 1 cup softened jam (strawberry or apricot)

Thamsi Mtshali @ThamsiM_mycooking

Soweto

#Scones queens cakes and cookies contest. Yummy tea break...

Thamsi Mtshali @ThamsiM_mycooking

Soweto

#Scones queens cakes and cookies contest. Yummy tea break...

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Ingredients

4 cupsflour
4 tablespoonsbaking powder
Pinchsalt
1 1/2 cupssugar
200 gsoftened margarine
4extra large eggs
2 teaspoonsvanilla essence
1 cupsoftened jam (strawberry or apricot)

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Steps

1

Turn oven on to 180°C
Grease a baking tray and dust with flour, set aside.
2

In a large bowl, place flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and margarine. Rub together until it resembles crumbs.
3

Beat eggs and vanilla essence and pour into the flour mixture. Mix together and knead for about five minutes to a soft dough.
4

On a floured surface, roll out half of the dough and shape it to the size of the baking tray.
Place the rolled dough on a greased baking tray.
Spread half cup of the jam all over the dough.
5

Roll out the second half of the dough and shape it to the size of the baking tray and lay it on top of the jam in a baking tray.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.