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.
This has been my dilemma for quite a while now. Can it be baked straight off the freezer or is there a waiting time to allow the dough to thaw? Is there a difference in oven setting & baking time when baking scones from the freezer as opposed to the oven setting & baking time of fresh scone dough?
@@drananth Exactly what I was wondering as well! But considering the fact you feeze the dough as a log and still have to cut afterwards, It would seem more plausible that the scones have been thawed before baking?
(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
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.
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.
So true! The twisting motion actually creates a seal on the layers of flaky dough and keeps the scone from rising. You need to layers to be free to lift. Good point!
100% this. Also, watching the egg-wash dripping down the sides, I thought to myself "They will be lopsided and barely rise...", which is exactly what came out of the oven. The dough was overworked, which is why they looked dense.
I totally agree by not twisting your cutter, just a clean straight cut down and up. Also another tip, is to try and place them as close as possible next to each other on the baking tray but not touching, and your scones will rise upwards without collapsing sideways.
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!
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
Made these today and they turned out just perfect! I have tried this recipe before and failed but this video really helped me understand the technique and importance of not overworking the dough. Thank you! xx
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@@mindfulbakingI've been poorly and had to self-isolate for over 7 weeks and whacking an nyc cookie(or two!) in the oven every other day has got me through. Best recipe ever! Keep well and be safe.xxx
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 :)
Yes, but make sure you add anything like that into the dry ingredients. You want them to go in just after the butter, and before anything wet. My favorite thing to add is a big handful of dried cranberries and about 2 teaspoons and freshly grated orange zest. Gorgeous and so fragrant!
@@mominetti if you add fresh fruit you may want to reduce the amount of milk a smidge as the fruit will have a lot of liquid. Also, toss the finely chopped fresh fruit in a little flour before you add it to the mix, then it won't all sink to the bottom. I have never tried this, but it could work. Enjoy!
Never twist the cutter side to side like you do with pastry , use a plain cutter not a serated one, press the cutter straight down and pull straight back up, by twisting it you are sealing the edges which stops the scone from rising.
I did this recipe tonight and my scones came out LOVELY! I had to add a fair bit of flour when rolling it out as it was a little wet and sticky, but after a little bit of flour it was great! I made 12 scones and my husband pretty much ate all of them within 10 minutes... soooooo GREAT RECIPE!
Greetings CupcakeJemma I just my first time ever scones and I chose this recipe, girl you the bomb with this. I've never tasted such delicious scones since I had it the first time as a child. Thank you very much for sharing your recipes with the world
💐🥮👏👍 1. I have used the processor 2. Didn’t have fresh milk so I have used powder milk and cream to gain 250ml 3. Mixed 2types of dried berries and bit of chopped apricot 3. I have followed your instructions exactly. The result is; the best scones I have ever tasted in my life I will follow your instructions from now on. All family saying thanks with love
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.
I always (now 'used to' at the moment..) bring scones from England to Germany bc I love them and cannot get them that easy over here.. but I will now try to bake them myself 😍
i just made these scones and my only tip would be that the dough is VERY sticky so just be patient while kneading and add flour as you need (i need up using more flour than i expected) but they turned out lovely ☺️
Here's a tip for adding the butter-use a cheese grater to grate the cold butter before adding it to the flour mixture. Works well to get buttery bits through all the flour!
Thanks to all the C&D team who shares such lovely recipes!!! They always work and always taste delicious!! I swear I would visit you guys everyday if I lived in the UK. I have only been fortunate enough to try one of your bannoffee cupcakes once in Soho :( . It was soooo goooood 💛 Thanks for the great recipes and enthusiasm!!
Made these yesterday with my kids, they loved it!! Needed a bit more flour as my 2 yr old has no concept of “gently pour some of the milk” and just chucked it all in 🤦♀️😂 They came out lovely though! Loads in the batch!
with the weather being so beautiful this is a classic british must have...which is the excuse i will use when i make them and scoff down several when my hubby asks :P Thank you C&D cant wait to give this a try All of you take care xxx
Thank You Sally. Its like you read my mind. I was anyways going to be making scones tomorrow by referring to the previous recipe by Jemma. Lovely! I have got clotted cream and raspberry jam so I am going to try that out.
I'm so glad I've found this video! I tried various recipes but this one is definitely the better. I did half dose so probably I should've chosen a smaller cutter to have bigger scones, but even like that they are delicious and soft and sooo good with a spoonful of strawberry preserve. This one goes straight into my recipe collection
Oh Sally, thank you immensely for this! No doubt, there's never a bad time for scones (pandemic or not)! Sending love and well wishes from Australia - happy baking! 😊
I’m so envious of your sprinkles. I ordered the NYC birthday cookies and the sprinkles in the kit are amazing! As are the cookies ❤️ Please could you tell me where you order them from? I can’t find any that are as good as yours. Keep up the good work,love your videos. Sally is such a little sweetheart. Stay safe xx
I made these today and OMG......they taste so so good. Even way better than the shop brought one's. It's so creamy and buttery. It taste so good on its own and with strawberry jam. Thank you so much for sharing. I will definitely be coming back to this recipe. 👌👌👍😍
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. :)
I tried these out this morning and they are delicious! I messed up a bit cause I read my measuring cup wrong and added to much milk. I added more flower to it to compensate and they worked out fine. I don’t have an oven so I used my airfryer and only baked them for about 15 minutes otherwise they got to dark and a bit hard. Thanks so much for this recipe! Tasty breakfast for us ♥️
Thank you Sally! I needed this exact recipy right now lol And I'm glad for the test on jam and cluttered milk. Now to find out how to make the latter. Take care and stay safe. ♥
I followed the recipe and the instructions to the letter (I have Autism so it's kinda what I do) I have a very precise scales that does liquids and this recipe when followed made an extremely wet mixture. Will try again but this time I have rock cakes.
Another good one Sally!! You are doing a great job filling in for Jemma! Though, you two do make the cutest and most talented bakers I have ever seen. Be good, be safe With Love from your Yankee cousins
I've been making the old scone recipe(s) since the beginning of quarantine, and I couldn't believe how easy it was and how perfect they came out! Here in America it's hard to find clotted cream, so I just put butter and jam on top instead! Also, Americans cut out scones into triangles, that way there won't be any scraps!
Sally this is divine. I just made these but didn’t leave the thickness to 1 cm hence it didn’t rise much but other than this OMG. I know am very late to try these but now only got time to try our you and Jemma’s awesome recipes.
Me and the little one will be making those in the morning he'll love getting his hands in ❤️🌈😋 ps thanks for the tip about oven temperature thermometer 🤔 on other video my oven works colder than its says on the oven fingers crossed for perfect cupcakes ❤️❤️❤️
Interesting how many different recipes for this quite basic item. I have found different temps and times, different ingredients and of course, different ways to eat them. Wish I could try them all but that could take the rest of my baking life.
Clotted cream, real clotted cream, is not a recipe, it's a method, and it requires raw cream, not pasteurized, so it's hard to do at home. I get small jars at Cost Plus World Market, or you can order on Amazon. Look up the method and you will see why I, as a former pastry chef, buy it.
Replace milk and egg with buttermilk and butter with lard ,subtract the sugar and you have my recipe for southern breakfast "biscuits". Its very interesting the similarities in UK and south eastern united states cuisine. Especially the comfort/everyday type food
I don't know why we don't have biscuits in the UK. They're so bloody good! The funny thing is I probably had the poorest version (e.g. a hotel buffet breakfast, Popeyes etc.) but I still thought they were incredible! One day I'm gonna make them at home...