scones

i just made these last few weeks and the taste is so absofab when added with any kinda berries sauces or added with dried fruits, nuts or spices...my mum ate at least 3 of them and said they were really good...the house especially in the kitchen area smelled wonderful afterwards too...in fact, this base recipe is soooo easy to make...so let's see the ingredients and methods...

ingredients:

• 2 cups of all-purposed flour
• 1/4 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 tsp of baking powder
• 1/4 tsp of baking soda
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 1/2 sup of unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup of buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp of milk

methods:

• preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius.
• in a large bowl, combine all the dry ingeredients.
• add butter to the dry mixture and blend the mixture well.
• make sure the mixture should look like coarse crumbs.
• then, add buttermilk to the crumbs and stir just until the dough comes together.
• do not overmix the dough.
• transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead the dough gently 4-5 times, then pat or roll the dough into a circle that is about 7-8 inchesround and about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• cut this circle until each of the dough becomes 3 pie-shaped wedges.
• palce the scones onto the baking sheet.
• make an egg wash of one well beaten egg with 1 tablespoon of milk an then brush the top of scones with the mixture.
• bake the scones for about 15-20 minutes or until they turn golden brown.

so, how's it..???it's very easy isn't it..??hope u guys may try this recipe coz it's good for breakfast and for the teatime...ENJOY!!!