British Scones with Clotted Cream
Soft, buttery scones baked until golden and served warm with tangy clotted cream and jam. A traditional British treat that looks fancy but comes together in under 30 minutes.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 168
- Protein
- 3g
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small cubes
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 400°F and wait until the heating indicator light turns off or you hear a beep, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Pour 2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and 0.25 teaspoon salt into a large mixing bowl.
- 3
Stir the dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon until evenly mixed, about 30 seconds.
- 4
Add 4 tablespoons cold butter cubes to the flour mixture.
- 5
Use your fingertips to rub the butter and flour together until the mixture looks like coarse breadcrumbs with pea-sized bits of butter scattered throughout, about 2 minutes.
- 6
Pour 0.75 cup milk into the bowl and stir with a wooden spoon until a shaggy dough forms, about 1 minute — do not overmix.
- 7
Dust a clean countertop or cutting board lightly with flour and turn the dough out onto it.
- 8
Gently pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick round, about 6 inches across, using your hands; the dough should feel slightly sticky but hold together.
- 9
Use a 2-inch round cookie cutter or the rim of a drinking glass to cut scones straight down through the dough, pushing straight down and lifting straight up without twisting.
- 10
Place each scone cut-side down on an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
- 11
Slide the baking sheet into the preheated 400°F oven and bake until the scone tops are light golden brown, about 12–14 minutes.
- 12
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the scones cool on the sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack or serving plate.
- 13
Serve the warm scones with clotted cream and jam on the side, allowing each person to split their scone and add toppings as desired.
Tools you’ll need
- oven
- large mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- baking sheet
- 2-inch round cookie cutter or drinking glass
- wire cooling rack or serving plate
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