30 October 2010

Sweet Saturday - Scones

Something nice for breakfast or afternoon tea: scones. I started by following the recipe as described in the AVOCA cookbook, but than made an error when I was too enthusiastic pouring in the cream. The dough was too moist and instead of more flour I thought it might be nice to add ground almonds.

Scones à la Annemiek (makes about 6-10 scones)

  • 225 gr of self raising flour
  • pinch of baking powder
  • 25 gr of sugar
  • 55 gr of salted butter, cubed(or if unsalted add a pinch of salt)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 100 ml cream
  • 40 gr of ground almonds
Mix the flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Add the butter and rub it in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the beaten egg, the cream and the ground almonds, mix until it has a soft doughy texture.
Gather the dough into a ball and roll it out on a floured surface to a thickness of 2,5 cm. stamp round shapes from it and place these on a baking tray (greased or covered with baking parchment). Brush the tops with some egg mixed with water (I just used the bit of egg which was left in the cup I had beaten it in) and bake for 15-20 minutes in a preheated oven of 180°C.


Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. Hee he he , you were 'too enthusiastic' in your pouring! That is a good way to put it ;D These sound yummy! I've made scones once and enjoyed some of my favorite jellies with them.

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