Emmas Tea Scones Recipes

EMMA'S TEA SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425*F. 2. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 3. Chop the butter into the flour mixture until the flour-coated particles of butter are the size of coarse cornmeal. 4. Add the egg and about 3/4 of the milk. Stir quickly and lightly, only until no flour shows. Add more milk if needed to make a soft dough. 5. Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times. Cut the dough in half. Shape each half into a ball, press each down into a round about 1/2" thick and cut into 8 wedges like a pie. 6. Place the wedges on a greased cookie sheet without allowing the sides to touch. Glaze, if desired, with lightly beaten egg. Bake until deep golden brown, about 12 min.

EMMA'S TEA SCONES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425°F 2. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt 3. Chap in the cutter with a pastry cutter (or two knives) until the flour-coated pieces of butter are the size of coarse cornmeal. 4. Add the egg and about 3/4 of the milk. Stir quickly and lightly, only until no flour shows. Add more milk if needed to make a soft dough. 5. Turn the dough out on a floured surface and knead gently about 15 times. Cut the dough in half. Shape each half into a ball, press each down into a round about 1/2" thick and cut into 8 wedges like a pie. 6. Place the wedges on a greased cookie sheet without allowing the sides to touch. Glaze, if desired, with lightly beaten egg. 7. Bake until deep golden brown, about 12 minutes.

ENGLISH CREAM TEA SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut cold Butter into small slices and blend with the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly looking.
• Add in the Whipping cream and stir.
• On a floured surface, gently knead dough 5 or 6 times.
• Cut dough in half.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press each half into an 8inch circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges each but do not separate.
• Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into wedges and serve warm.

THE EMPRESS SCONES

Steps:

• Crumb flour, butter, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add 5 eggs, slowly and separate the 6th egg and add the white into the batter; the yellow half of the 6th egg is used to do the egg wash.
• Add raisins.
• Add cream and mix into a smooth dough.
• Roll out to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Cut into desired size and shape.
• Egg wash scones and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
• Serve with clotted cream and jam.