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Easy Plain Scone Recipe

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Easy plain scone recipe with simple pantry ingredients. These soft, fluffy, basic homemade scones are perfect for brunch, or afternoon tea.

  • Author: FillMyRecipeBook
  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 15 min
  • Total Time: 30 min
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: desserts, Snack
  • Method: Oven Baking

Ingredients

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  1. 2 cups of Flour
  2. 2 Tablespoons of sugar
  3. 4 Tablespoons of butter
  4. 1 large egg
  5. 2 Heaped teaspoons of baking powder. (measure according to your altitude)
  6. 1/4 cup of Milk and 1/4 Cup of water
  7. Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 220 Deg. C (425 Deg. F)
  2. Grease baking tray or muffin pans.
  3. Sift the dry ingredients together. (flour baking powder and salt)
  4. Rub the butter in until it forms a bread crumb mixture.
  5. Beat the egg and milk, water liquid together. Add the sugar as well and beat until smooth.
  6. Mix this liquid with the dry ingredients with the knife and  mix well.
  7. Drop spoonful’s onto a greased baking tray or or into muffin pan.
  8. Bake for  10 – 15 minutes at 220 Deg. C (425 Deg. F)