8/08 Stepping Stones

What surprised you about yourself and your ability during this practical?
That I love cooking with my friends.

What is one skill that you learnt that you would repeat in the future?
Kneading the dough because I love baking.

Scones

Ingredients

3 cups plain flour

6 teaspoons Baking Powder

¼ teaspoon salt

75g butter

1 to 1 ½ cups milk

Method

1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl
2. Cut butter in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
3. Add milk and mix quickly with a knife to a soft dough
4. Knead a few times
5. Place baking paper on tray.
6. Press scone dough onto this. cut into 12 pieces.
7. brush with milk
8. Bake at 180c for  10 minutes

Variations

1. Cheese scones

Add ¾ cup grated cheese, pinch of cayenne pepper to flour.

Before baking top with a little cheese

2. Sultana scones

Add ¾ cup sultanas to flour