Serve these golden buttermilk scones warm with lashings of fresh whipped cream and sweet jam. The buttermilk in this recipe helps the dough to remain soft and tender, resulting in a light and airy scone.
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Ingredients
3 cup (450g) self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon icing sugar mixture
60 gram butter
1 3/4 cup (430ml) buttermilk, approximately
Method
1. Grease 23cm square slab cake pan.
2. Sift dry ingredients into large bowl, rub in butter. Stir in enough buttermilk to mix to a soft, sticky dough.
3. Turn dough onto floured surface, knead until smooth. Press dough out to 2cm thickness, cut to 5.5cm rounds.
4. Place rounds in prepared pan; bake in very hot oven about 15 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and serve.
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