Buttermilk scones with sugar tops recipe

Name: Buttermilk scones with sugar tops
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 500g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 50g caster sugar; 100g butter, diced; 284ml pot buttermilk; milk, for brushing; caster or demerara sugar

Afternoon tea wouldn't be complete without a buttery batch of scones. This simple recipe uses buttermilk in the scone dough for extra flavour, and scatters the tops of the scones with sugar for a golden, crunchy finish.

See method

Serves 12
15mins to prepare, 12mins to cook
232 calories / serving

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Stockwell & Co. Self Raising Flour 1.5Kg
Aldi Price Match
500g self-raising flour
£0.70
£0.47/kg
Stockwell & Co. Baking Powder 150G
Aldi Price Match
1 tsp baking powder
£0.57
£3.80/kg
Silver Spoon Caster Sugar 1Kg
50g caster sugar
£2.25
£2.25/kg
Tesco British Unsalted Butter 250G
Aldi Price Match
100g butter, diced
£1.85
£7.40/kg
Dale Farm Butter Milk 568Ml
284ml pot buttermilk
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Tesco British Whole Milk 568Ml, 1 Pint
Aldi Price Match
milk, for brushing
£0.85
£1.50/litre
Trade Aid Uk Granulated Sugar 500G
caster or demerara sugar
£1.00
£2.00/kg

Method

Heat oven to 220C,200C fan, gas 7 and grease a large baking sheet. Tip the flour into a large bowl and stir in the baking powder, sugar and 1/4 tsp salt. Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your finger tips until it is completly encorporated then stir in the buttermilk with the blade of a knife to make a soft dough.
Tip onto a lightly floured work surface and pat out with your hands until about 4-5cm thick. Stamp out rounds using a small, floured cutter then place the scones on the baking tray, spaced apart. Brush with milk, scatter with sugar and bake for 12 minutes until golden.