How to make Perfect Fluffy Scones

A step by step with secrets behind the perfect fluffiest scones that you would find at 5-star establishments (like Harrods). The tips is not what you might have been told and relies on adequate mixing and more importantly Resting of the dough. Vegan substitution optional

RECIPE
Plain flour 300g
Caster sugar 25g
Baking powder 18g
Fine salt 1g (pinch)
Butter, unsalted 85g - You can use your fave vegan block/stick butter
Milk 175g - You can also do half milk and half buttermilk or use PLANT milk!

1. Place dry ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine. You won’t need to sift the flour.
2. Cut your butter into one centimetre cubes and place into flour mixture
3. Use a rubbing motion, like rubbing your hands together, mixing the flour and rubbing together to rub the flour and butter until you reach a breadcrumb consistency.
4. Add milk and use a spatula to mix a dough, and continue mixing until it comes together with no dry mix left
5. Pour the dough into a lightly floured bench and knead the dough. A lot of recipes call for little to no beading but I find it makes a crumbly scone. You need it to be developed a bit so that it is able to capture the gas created by the baking powder being activated.
You want the top of the dough ball to be smooth
5. Rest for 15-20 minutes on bench, wrapped in cling film to rest so the scones cut nicey and stay round
6. Lightly flour the bench + the top of the dough ball and turn over so the smooth side is on the bench
7. Roll in both directions to 2-2.5cm thick and very lightly flour the top of the dough - this will mean you don’t have to dust your cutter in between cuts.
8. Cut decisively with a 6cm round cutter, and then carefully turn over the scone, and place it on the tray - this gives you a nice sharp edge
9. Brush egg yolk that has been whisked with a pinch of sugar and salt - for nice consistency - neatly across the top of the scone so it's a perfect golden circle and rest for 1 hour!!! This will make the rise perfectly and evenly.
10. Half an hour before baking, preheat the oven to 180*C fan forced and place rack in the middle of the oven
11. Bake the scones for 10-11 mins until the tops are nice and golden!

[richardwaldron]

This recipe and process gave me just the results I was looking for. My scones were always to dry and crumbly (because I was also told to limit the dough manipulation to as little as possible, and never heard of kneading and resting as you would with a bread dough). Although this takes a while the outcome is pure fluffy scone perfection. Many thanks for posting.

[romainlefranc]

Enfin une vraie recette des scones ! Beaucoup disent de ne pas pétrir, et de ne pas laisser reposer ..résultat, les scones sont secs et friables ..et ne gonflent pas comme il faut . Donc un immense merci !!! J’ai cherché cherché et je vous ai enfin trouvé ! 😊👍👍👍

[laddaarakputhanun]

Finally I found the best way to make scones. I tried so many recipes on YouTube and you are by far the best one. Thanks a million. Hope to see you got more subscribers.

[iblessyou.forextrablessing]

I watched your video 15 times for few days. Before this recipe I used bbc scones. No kneading was easy to cut. Straight. I tried your recipe and the only thing I changed was adding 1 tbsp soon of clotted cream to creamy thick milk. Then I also added vanilla Essenes. I have never kneaded bread in my life. So I do not know what smooth looks like. I kneaded about 25 times trying to fold into ball. But had layers inside ball. I will need to practice the smoothing part. Cutting was not easy as my dough was bouncy. Only 1 came up straight. But taste flavour etc is really delicious with a nice bite . It was heavenly. Thank you 🙏

[yummciousculture]

They are really good. I used cakeflour and it made them extra amazing. The resting time really made a difference. Thanks for the tips. I made the best scones I have ever had.

[SmoothCode]

Your voice is amazing. I could hear you narrate all my books and not get mad.

[louise_]

Wow! I just made these and risked using wholemeal spelt flour to replace 1/3 of the flour. They are out of this world. So light. Thank you!

[phillin]

A recipe that works and dispels the myth of overworking the dough. Thanks

[susanmorey]

Thank you Philip these are absolutely amazing my 1st scones years ago were a disaster not made them again until last week following your recipe I've made 4 batches since 5 stars 🥰.. ps always jam the cornish way 😘

[annahannabanana]

best scone recipe I've come across so far. thank you, sir. I think everyone should follow your unconventional way of making scones.

[littlefox]

Thanks for the great tips!!! I’ve tried making scones for a few times and got cracked tops every single time because everyone said don’t mix the dough too much. What a relief to learn that it’s actually necessary to knead the dough to give that nice smooth top! I’m gonna try this out this weekend. ❤

[playtheukuleleflores]

I must comment, I wonder how this video has only so few views . I tried these scones this morning after trying many many recipes ! They came out juste perfect ! Could not believe how perfect and fluffy they were . Currently on the first wait time of my second batch, they were good we devour them all in one go

[ElizabethJHare]

Cream first for sure, for the exact reason you mentioned - it’s the more solid of the two toppings so it can be spread evenly if applied first. Then the more liquid jam is spooned over. Also ensures you don’t just get a mouthful of cream first when you bite into the scone 🎉

[shia]

I just made them today and they taste great! Will be having them for breakfast tomorrow with clotted cream etc but I found them good as is!

[ianmiller]

after watching you make these on sat kitchen ages ago i use your recipe all time in fact i have some proving as we speak. many thanks.

[marialuisamalnero]

These are perfect scons. Thanks for your tips

[זמירהבלולו]

Hey ! It looks lovely, and I want to make the recipe. I asked you before, can I freeze the scones?

[sarahnaidoo]

Hi Philip I made them today its was absolutely delicious so soft and fluffy. Thank you so much for the helpful tips it really helped. Bless you

[annydu]

Thanks so much for sharing! Scones turned out great 👍!! Ive even made a second batch the next day using self raising flour and they turned out pretty good also! I think the resting time makes all the difference! 😊

[safsaf]

Your presentation is simply brilliant ...