Buttermilk Scones Recipe

Buttermilk Scones

Follow this recipe and you'll get perfect light and fluffy scones every time.

This recipe for Buttermilk Scones serves 16 people.

Time required: 35 minutes
(20 minutes to prepare, then cook for 15 minutes)

Ingredients you'll need:

• 3 ½ cups of self raising flour
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 60 g butter, chopped
• 1 ¼ cups of buttermilk

How to make Buttermilk Scones:

1. Preheat oven, place sugar and flour into bowl.
2. Add butter to the flour and sugar and rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
3. Make a well in the mixture and add the buttermilk using a flat bladed knife stir until dough almost comes together. Place on lightly floured surface.
4. Knead dough together then press out until dough is about 3cm thick deep.
5. Using a floured scone or biscuit cutter, cut out the shaped and place in a greased and floured tin.
6. Put in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until light golden.

Recipe Notes:

Serve with jam and cream

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