Enid Blyton British Scones Recipe

As a part of our ongoing recipe series featuring the delicious food from Enid Blyton’s works, today we’re sharing a traditional British scones recipe. Scones crop up through all of Blyton’s works – The Famous Five enjoy them as they traverse through the countryside, the Secret Seven enjoy them at meetings while her girls at boarding schools sneak them into midnight feasts.

British Scones

The scone is a crust single serving cake made with wheat, barley and oatmeal. It’s a popular dish served with tea in England.

British scones are lightly sweetened and can include raisins, currants, cheese and dates.

Serve these scones as a snack during teatime or as a savoury dessert after dinner.

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 egg beaten
• 1 cup Milk

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup white sugar 5 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp Salt 3/4 cup butter 1 egg beaten 1 cup Milk

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Instructions

1. Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in the butter.
3. Combine the egg and milk in a separate bowl and gradually whisk it into the flour.
4. Knead the flour mixture into a dough and spread into a disc with 1/2 inch thickness on a floured surface.
5. Cut the dough into 8 wedges.
6. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
7. Place the dough wedges on the sheet and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.
8. Serve while warm.