Very Best Scones

It’s been a while since I did any baking, but I bought some clotted cream on my last shopping trip which of course makes scone baking compulsory.   Added to that, the recipe I chose asked for 450g of self raising flour, and that’s exactly what I had left in my cupboard to the gram.

cream

I used Mary Berry’s Very Best Scones recipe from her Baking Bible and banned the Craftguidelets from the mixing process so it didn’t get overworked.   Added to the very best recipe, I had what I consider to be the very best clotted cream and the very best strawberry jam.

jam

Eldest Craftyguidelet was allowed to eggwash the tops of the scones with strict instructions to just do the tops, and I watched them like a hawk in the oven.   Not perfectly formed but still smelling lovely.

scones

And then the eating.   As it says in the Rodda’s vital information, the jam goes on first and then the cream.

scone

 

And yes, it was gorgeous.   And so was it’s twin brother!

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