Go-To Recipe for Classic English Scones | Bake At Home | Cupcake Jemma

This recipe for English Scones is an absolute MUST for your baking rep and the perfect way to get into baking during the Lockdown times! I LOVE making scones so much because you can do it all by hand which is super satisfying plus its really fun and the outcome is amazing! Us Brits like to load them up with Jam and Clotted Cream but you can eat them plain with butter if you prefer!

Whatever you do make sure to take photos and tag me @sallydells and @cupcakejemma using the tag #cupcakejemma so we can all see and share your creations.

Thank you so much for your continued support we are so grateful for you all!

Lots of Love
Sally, Jemma and all at C&D
xxx

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425g Plain Flour
5 tsp Baking Powder
50g caster sugar
Good pinch of Salt
125g Cold Butter chopped
1 Egg
250ml Whole Milk

Egg and / or Milk for glazing

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[Tylendel_]

you need 50g of Sugar guys its not in the description
Upvote this so ppl don't get icky scones :D

[firenzeval]

(Mostly for myself) American measurements would be about:
3 1/2 cups Plain Flour
5 tsp Baking Powder
4 tbsp caster sugar
Good pinch of Salt
1/2 cup Cold Butter chopped
1 Egg
1 cup Whole Milk

[Rajeeve]

Sally is such a lovely presenter, her instructions are very clear and she is such a vibrant personality.

[strawberry]

Hi Sally, I'm with you on the jam first then cream on top, and here in Ireland we also first butter the scones. My chef son gave me the tip to roll the dough into a thick sausage and freeze it so we can have fresh scones cooked straight from the freezer whenever we like. Just cut off thick discs and cook. They are quite a palava to make and they are never as fresh and soft the next day so it's great to be able to make a big batch of dough, freeze it, and have fresh scones whenever we like.

[joannaderomanus]

Sally: "something something butter something

Me: LOOK AT ALL THE SPRINKLES <3

[turbocat]

"that's probably what the Queen says", omg you are adorable!

[nuranium]

My mom has Mixing bowls like that big one and I've always been in love with them.

[fatimaginebra]

Watching Sally work with the dough is satisfying, I couldn’t take my eyes off the lovely dough

[linshannon]

This is exactly how my mum makes scones, and has done for fifty years. They're family favorites, and you've inspired me to make a batch in the morning. Thanks for this.

[rachelleitch]

Best tip I've been given about scones. Is if you don't have a cookie cutter, use a glass or a mug. Does the same job 👍😉

[primitivostevesaet]

SMH... I got distracted by the amount of sprinkles containers in the background. 🤦🏾‍♂️
Would it be possible to purchase those cases on your website? 🤔

[HB-mdly]

When you are cutting your scones out of the dough, please don't twist your cutter around. The negatively effects the height and shape of your scones - that's why the scones are lop sided in the vid. Not the end of the world I know. But I just plunge my cutter down and pull it straight back up - no twisting. Gently push the scones out of the cutter if needed. Thank you Gary Rhodes RIP!! 😢- his scone recipe and the above technique has never failed me. This recipe looks lovely too.

[dayglowjoe]

another technique, if you don't have a cutter, is to roll it out into a circle and cut slices like you would a pizza or a round cake. scone wedges are really nice too :)
also, that way you don't have any leftovers to reshape. if you're making a lot of scones sperate the dough into separate circles so your wedge scones aren't too big.

[mariajoannou]

I made these this morning, they were absolutely delicious, but they didn't rise properly, they were very wonky! My mum said to just egg wash the top, not the sides, so second batch rose quite straight up, very high. Cream scones for 3 days, me thinks!

[traceybartlam]

I made them as a change to my usual recipe which doesn’t have egg. I would say be cautious with the liquid. I didn’t put quite all of it in and it was much too wet 😳 I had to add flour which meant over mixing/handling my dough. Tasted good but definitely be cautious with liquid

[davidsalt]

I’ve just said I want to make some scones and then this comes up 😀

[zenk]

This current situation has been tough and my friend made my week by sending me a 'hug in a box' gift box. What she doesn't know is that she's got your NYC and red velvet cookie mixes coming her way. They're the closest form of a hug you can get in cookie form. Thank you for continuing to provide low-faff, maximum impact recipes.

[FEMININELY_ME]

See how she's handling it so delicately? It's because scones require the slightest handling. Over mixing or having a hard hand on them actually makes them hard in the end.

I've realised that the less I handled my dough and the wetter (but rollable still) it was, the softer and fluffier the scones came out. :)

[andrewmcc]

It's my girlfriends birthday tomorrow, trying to put together a lockdown afternoon tea for her, hopefully these will be a success!

[ruthuckardes]

I was just thinking this morning how I hoped Cupcake Jemma would have another video today....yippee!! You can also add raisins or even chocolate chips if you want something a little different :)