Nigella Lawson’s scones recipe only takes 15 minutes to cook with the cook saying these are the ‘best scones’ she’s ever tasted
The ultimate comfort food, a crumbly, warm scone paired with your favourite brew, is hard to beat. Celebrity kitchen whizz Nigella Lawson has a treat for us; her recipe makes 12 perfect scones that she claims are the “best scones” she’s ever tasted – and you can whip them up in your kitchen.
Nigella’s scones are not only delicious but also quick to make – about 15 to 20 minutes from start to finish. Her tantalising recipe may just make it into your go-to collection of baking favourites.
So, roll up your sleeves for Nigella Lawson’s “best scones”, which will stay delectably fresh for a couple of days when kept in an airtight tin, reports the Express.
Ready to indulge in some scone-making? Follow these simple steps.
Nigella Lawson’s scones
Makes: 12
Ingredients
- 500g plain flour
- One teaspoon of salt
- Two teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda
- Four-and-a-half tsp cream of tartar
- 50g cold unsalted butter (diced)
- 25g butter
- 300ml milk
- One large egg (beaten, for egg-wash)
- Clotted cream
- Jam
- Equipment
- Lightly greased baking tray
- 6½cm crinkle-edged round cutter
Method
Preheat the oven to 220C (200C fan). Sift the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, and cream of tartar into a large bowl and rub together until it “goes like damp sand”.
Then add all of the milk, briefly mix, then turn out the dough mixture onto a floured surface and knead lightly.
Roll out to about 3cm thickness, dip the cutter into the flour and stamp out about ten scones.
Place the cut-outs onto a baking tray, brush with the egg-wash, and put in the oven for ten minutes, until risen and golden. Once baked, serve with clotted cream and jam.
A fruity twist
For those who like to have raisins or sultanas in their scones, it’s fairly simple to make that recipe adjustment.
All you need to do is add 75g of either raisins or sultanas to the dough mixture before rolling it out on a floured surface.
Cheesy scones
If you have a preference for a more savoury bite, rather than sweet, then you can add cheese.
To do so, you will just need to add grated mature Cheddar to the dough mixture before rolling it out and baking it in the oven.
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