Cream scones

Light and airy, the size of these scones makes them more suited to afternoon tea than a hunger-busting morning coffee accompaniment.

Ingredients

2 cups	Plain flour
2 tsp	Baking powder
¼ tsp	Salt
2 Tbsp	Caster sugar
300 ml	Cream (Main)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 220C. Lightly dust an oven tray with flour.
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add the sugar. Stir in 250ml of cream with a fork. If too dry, continue adding the remainder of the cream.
3. Turn onto a floured bench. Knead 3 or 4 times. Roll to about 1cm thickness. Cut into 5cm rounds using a biscuit cutter. Cut straight down through the dough – do not twist the cutter otherwise the scones will rise unevenly. Offcuts can be gently kneaded, rolled and cut into rounds.
4. Place on the prepared tray and bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden.
5. Great served topped with strawberry jam and thickened cream.

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