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Idiot-Proof Recipe for Scones - Quick and Easy, Tried and Tested
Sep 29, 2009
Simply called Idiot-Proof Scones, this recipe was shared on a popular online recipe exchange forum in New Zealand. Countless keen cooks congratulated the contributor "Subo" for a fail-proof recipe, raving about the good results they achieved time and time again. Many said these were the best scones they had ever made and that they would continue to use this quick and easy recipe in preference to all others.
Subo gave her permission for the author to reprint the recipe here.
Comments about Idiot Proof Scones by Cooks who have Tried and Tested the Recipe:
"I just wanted to say a HUGE thankyou for the recipe. Think it's the first time ever I've made scones that were light. So thankyou, thankyou, thankyou. Will be making them again." .
"What easy, peasy scones! I also tried this recipe and found it excellent. Both my hubby and I have never been able to make scones sucessfully before and were amazed at the outcome using this recipe. My mother-in-law will be proud of me!"
"Thank you....I'm not a good cook by any stretch of the imagination....but I gave the Idiot-proof Scones a go and lo and behold - something I can bake with success! They are delicious - I won't reveal how many I had for lunch!!!"
"Yay - no more rubbing in butter! And WOW perfect scones - so so so so yummy and light."
"Fantastic - in all my 70+ years, I have never been able to make a half decent scone and gave up trying years agod. These came out just wonderfully. Light, fluffy, good flavour and two days later they were still OK after 20 seconds in the microwave!"
Recipe for light, quick and easy, Idiot-Proof Scones:
Ingredients:
- 50 grams butter
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup milk (approx)
- 3 large cups self-raising flour
Method:
- Melt the butter in a microwave jug. Let cool and break the egg into it. Top up with the milk. Mix with a fork. Transfer the mixture to a larger bowl. Use a knife to mix in the self-raising flour.
- The mixture is quite damp so best cut into shapes using a wet knife. Handle with wet hands and don't knead with flour or flatten down too much.
- Makes about 12 small or 9 larger scones. (If cut into 9 large, the cooked scones are expected to be about 3" x 3" x 2" high.)
- Place on a tray, greased or lined with baking paper, and bake for 10 minutes at 230C.
Cook's notes:
The following substitutions can be made - butter can be replaced with about a quarter of a cup of oil;
milk with yoghurt, cream, or sour cream; self-raising flour with standard flour and one tsp of baking powder per cup of flour.
This mixture makes an ideal pizza base. Use plenty of flour to spread it out evenly, leaving the edges slightly thicker. Top with favourite pizza ingredients.
The cooked scones freeze well.
For pinwheels or scrolls, add more flour to the mix (an additional half to one cup). Sprinkle more flour on a sheet of lunch paper or cling film and spread the mixture out on top. Layer with the selected filling. Use the paper or film to help shape into a roll.
Variations on Idiot Proof Scones Including Gluten and Dairy Free Scone Recipe:Variations:
- Gluten and Dairy Free Scones - Use gluten free flour, rice milk, and rice bran oil lite spread in place of the flour, milk and butter of the base recipe.
- Wholemeal - Substitute all of the self raising flour with wholemeal flour. Use quarter of a cup of oil instead of butter.
- Date - add chopped dates to the warmed milk then let it stand for about an hour before proceeding with the mix OR microwave a quarter of cup of dates with the juice and zest of an orange
- Sultana - add half a cup of sultanas and a quarter of a cup of sugar.
- Sweetened condensed milk - add about 3 tblspns.
- Pinwheel and Scroll Scone Recipe Variations:
- Pinwheels/ Scrolls - Lay the mixture out flat, spread with a selected filling, shape mixture into a roll, then cut into slices. Fillings might include chutney, diced capsicum, olives, sundried tomatoes, salmon, feta, tomato sauce, cheese, cinnamon, brown sugar, mixed spice, sultanas, jam, marmite or vegemite, bacon, onion...
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