Shouldn't light homemade scones with jam and cream be an everyday treat?!

Scones are absolutely delicious and simple to make. The bought ones never have that lightness of touch and pleasure. Why? Because the pleasure you get from making scones starts right at the beginning...from the therapeutic mixing to rolling out and cutting little rounds, to smelling the delicious comforting aromas till ofcourse it's time to devour the little beauties. 

I like to cut my scones in miniature. They are so much easier to serve at tea parties and look so much prettier.

Ingredients

- 225g/8oz self raising flour

- pinch of salt

- 55g/2oz butter

- 25g/1oz caster sugar

- 150ml/5fl oz of 1 egg beaten with milk to make that amount or use just milk

- 1 egg, beaten, to glaze (alternatively use a little milk)

All you have to do is rub the butter into the flour till it resembles breadcrumbs. Then add in the sugar and salt. Then add in the milk (or milk and egg mixture; the combination of egg and milk makes the scone richer in texture). Now bring to a ball and don't mix it too much. Cut out and place on a tray and brush with egg. Bake at gas mark 4-5 till golden. It makes about 8 regular sized scones or 12 dainty ones.

Add in lashings of cream and don't skimp on the jam...Enjoy!!