Scones - Home Economics

Scones.

For home economics this week we made scones. 

Ingredients

• 3 c flour
• 6 t baking powder (level)
• ¼ salt
• 75g cold butter
• 1 to ½ c milk

We started off by washing our hands and putting on our aprons. Then we turned on our oven and then got started. 

First we got 75g of cold butter in a small bowl, 3 cups of flour, 6 t of baking powder, ¼ t salt and 1 to 1 ½ cups of milk.

Then we sifted flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Next we cut the butter into small cubes, rub the butter into the flour, baking powder and salt gently with fingertips until it resembles breadcrumbs. Then we added milk gradually. Mix quickly with a knife to form soft dough. And then we lightly kneaded the scone dough a few times on the tabletop. While someone is doing that,  your partner goes and gets baking paper and puts it onto the oven tray.  When we had done that we cut the scone dough into 8 equal pieces, then we placed the scones onto the oven tray.  We made sure to keep them close together and towards the centre of the tray. When we are about to put them in the oven we brush the product with milk, then place them in the oven at 180 for about 10 minutes.

And if you want to make cheese scones, you repeat the process but add the cheese before you add the milk. 

Also if you want to make sultana scones add ¾ cup sultanas to the flour.

Accurate measurements are very important in the recipe.

Also remember BAKING IS A SCIENCE!