I must admit I do love these (yes I know I love most things I bake) their is just some thing about the fresh smell these give off (must be the grated orange).
Now today when I baked them I must admit I forgot to put in the baking powder so did not get much of a rise out of them. So please remember to add it and when it comes to rolling the dough out do not go below 2 cm other wise you will have flat scones.
Try to handle the dough as little as possible so that you have a nice light dough and when it comes time to putting on the milk glaze only do the top and do not let it dribble down the sides as your scone will not rise.
Now these are lovely sliced then toasted with warm butter or cold with jam and cream.
What you need:
10 oz plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 oz caster sugar
5 oz butter (diced)
grated rind 1 large orange
3 oz raisins
4 fl oz butter milk
Milk to glaze
What you do:
Preheat your oven to 220o'C and grease and lightly flour your baking trays.
Combine the flour,baking powder,sugar in a large bowl and rub in the butter until you have what resembles cbread crumbs.
Mix in the orange peel and raisins then slowly stir in the butter milk. Bring together suing your hands until you have a smooth dough.
Lightly flour your work top and roll out your dough to about 2 cm thick.
Cut out using a round cutter ( mine was my 2 5/8 in 68 mm)
Place on your baking tray and lightly glaze the top of your scones.
Place in the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the baking tray and leave to cool or serve warm.
Happy Baking
Shelly
Now today when I baked them I must admit I forgot to put in the baking powder so did not get much of a rise out of them. So please remember to add it and when it comes to rolling the dough out do not go below 2 cm other wise you will have flat scones.
Try to handle the dough as little as possible so that you have a nice light dough and when it comes time to putting on the milk glaze only do the top and do not let it dribble down the sides as your scone will not rise.
Now these are lovely sliced then toasted with warm butter or cold with jam and cream.
What you need:
10 oz plain flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3 oz caster sugar
5 oz butter (diced)
grated rind 1 large orange
3 oz raisins
4 fl oz butter milk
Milk to glaze
What you do:
Preheat your oven to 220o'C and grease and lightly flour your baking trays.
Combine the flour,baking powder,sugar in a large bowl and rub in the butter until you have what resembles cbread crumbs.
Mix in the orange peel and raisins then slowly stir in the butter milk. Bring together suing your hands until you have a smooth dough.
Lightly flour your work top and roll out your dough to about 2 cm thick.
Cut out using a round cutter ( mine was my 2 5/8 in 68 mm)
Place on your baking tray and lightly glaze the top of your scones.
Place in the oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the baking tray and leave to cool or serve warm.
Happy Baking
Shelly
