How to make scones | Mary Berry scone recipe | Mary Berry | Afternoon plus | 1979 

Good old-fashioned no nonsense baking. No fancy gadgets, just your hands and skills.

So interesting to see a completely different approach to cooking and kitchen apparel. No stand mixer, if you don't have a cutter, use a glass, if you don't have a rolling pin use a milk bottle or your hands... I loved watching this, it made me think that we might be overreacting on what our real needs are nowadays :) Oh! And Mary Berry so charismatic :)) Thank you for sharing!

Shout out to whoever it is that saved this recording and uploaded in excellent audiovisual condition 👍

This is how we all started cooking back then. So easy, use your hands and forget all the fancy accessories there are today. So much more satisfying!

I'm in the US, and when I heard the intro music and Thames picture, my first thought was Benny Hill. Cheers.

Whilst it is a shame we didn't get to see the finished product, it was lovely to watch a program made 40 years ago...

I used a fork like she did and my scones came out right for the first time! I was over mixing. Thanks for posting this!

I wish Mary Berry was my next door neighbor so I could have her over for Afternoon Tea! I always use a pastry cutter because, I have hot hands. ♥️👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Finally someone who doesn't mind getting their hands dirty!

Such a difference watching this when compared to todays cooking shows. These days you would never get "if you don't have, use a" instead they are normally trying to sell you a product and insist you use that product as if there is no other way.

God I remember 1979 like it was yesterday!

Mary is like good wine, she gets better every year. Still like her in this video.

8 ounces (one cup) self rising flour, sifted 1 tsp baking powder pinch salt 2 ounces (4 tbsp) margarine or butter, softened rub it in by hand or with a machine after mixing into a crumb like consistency, add 1 tbsp of sugar in a measuring cup, add 1 egg and then add milk until it reaches 5 fluid ounces, slightly over. then add this mixture to the dry ingredients leaving a bit in the measuring cup for glazing. if the dough is too sticky, add more flour. mix with a fork or knife to keep the dough airy and light flour your hands, a rolling pin and the surface you will be working on. dont handle the dough too much, it should be quite soft. roll it out to about half an inch. cut out little scones with a cutter or cup and place them next to each other, touching on a greased pan. glaze them with the egg wash that is left over. bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit.

A Class Lady,still wonderful today.

Mary Berry was always amazing!

Batch just made, perfect results! All Hail Mary, Queen of Scones!

Sa trăiești Mary o mie de ani, ca mult ești de folos. Îți mulțumesc pt ca am învățat multe de la tine. Un an mult mai bun și sa te vedem în cât mai multe emisiuni. Respect

Would have loved to see how the scones came out. It looks so quick and easy.

Love Mary Berry. Absolute goddess! I came across Paul Hollywood 's scone recipe today on RU-vid. The algorithm may be telling me to bake?

I'd like to see more retro cooking shows

Love Mary’s baking. She’s the best.

I’ve been using Mary’s recipe for scones for years. I can assure you they turn out truly scrumptious

Wow, thank you Mary. It's an absolute joy to watch you cook1 I watched you and Paul Hollywood and I think you are the superstars of cooking. Now I know what it means to rub butter and flour and see for myself the consistency of scone dough. Thank you and God bless you.

This is pretty much exactly how I was taught to make scones by the Home Ec teacher in school.

Love English scones... Greetings from Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸🙋🏻

I have her book and her scone recipe tells a rounded teaspoon of baking powder. I am like what? then I watched this video and she's just throwing things so casually to make the scones. WOW

40 years later and still baking....

A better way to do it is to grate your cold butter into the flour. Be careful and fluff it quickly or it will try to lump up into a mass again. Quick and effective.

Love Mary Berry!! The reason I became a baker

Love them, they turned out beautiful 😋

Thanks Mary love your cooking vids

Brill ladey one of the best cooks ever for all she does may she carry on for yrs to come

Iconic Mery! Excellent scone.

Tune back in the year 2059 for the end result.

Dear Mary, she still as lovely as ever.

lovely to watch good old days.

Now, for those who are confused as to what the differences are between American biscuits and English Scones, American biscuits have no eggs, no sugar, about twice as much butter in the dough. They are also baked at 450 degrees, which Mary does 425.... quite hot compared to most scone recipes. The end result is that scones are more crumbly/cakey, while American biscuits are more flaky due to the higher butter content.

A really excellent tutorial for making scones and thank you!

Just made them! Delicious. Light and fluffy with lovely crisp outer! Thx Mary!

I believe this is the recipe I’ve been searching for. Cakey and glazed.

I love Mary.....my mother was English but I never knew her so love to listen. My father loved her scones.

Mary Berry is an expert in the kitchen.

The recipe I always go back to 💛🤍

I could watch this queen all day

So like our cookery teacher taught us.

0:58 Actually it's better if it is cold, you will get better scone if the butter is cold...

Scones are awesome! I love them with butter or clotted cream and strawberry preserves! Nummy!!!

I make similar except I use buttermilk or plain yoghurt instead of milk Perfect everytime😋😋😋

Mary is like the Queen she sounded posher when she started out and she has lost her clipped tones over the years x 😁

The finished scone is on my plate! And is very good! I love it

My English mother made these and used an ordinary drinking glass to cut them out. If you like you can add raisins or currents.

I love 'melting moment' biscuits with either coconut or oatmeal!

Love Mary Berry ! 💗 tfs

the last scone is the best! I am off to try this recipe.

Yes, I wanted to see the finished items too, then I'll know if I've done it right. A bit dissapointing. Thames T.V. Have you got the finish?

Splendid!

Wow brings back memories

Make her scones everyday for my tearoom but cut them out much thicker than hers

Wanted to see Mary B. young!

Loves this

Mary: "brahn flahr" Me: "brown floweah!" 😅❤

What a legend!

In 1979 in UK there were already food shows....this blow my mind.

It would have nice to be able to see the end result

Would have been nice to see the result!

TY for Sharing 😊

And, no finished scones!

This quick pace, reminds me of my mother.

Thanks Mary for sharing 😅

Good I'm make scones all the time

Thank u so much

Love her shes a sweetie 💖🌹

I remember bbc back then. Mary accent doesn’t sound like that now verses 1979 English like finishing school

So good, except what do they look like cooked? So sad to cut it off there. But wow so great to see her from this time. Recently watched Paul Hollywood make scones as well and the recipe and method is very similar! I see he just changed the milk and egg method. Cute to see both.

Thank you

I remember Thames

Dear Mary, we were taught in 1950s never to do more than use a knife to cut but to never roll. My mother taught me to add some grated cheese . That made them rise and light. What do you think?

Hey, what happened to the ending? 🌸

This is 42 years ago; her voice isn’t as “posh” now, and she’s tiny and frail-looking. But still sweet Mary Berry!

😃 no fancy gadgets👌

I wanted to see what they looked like!

I cut them only once into squares. This eliminates the need for rolling it out a second time. I also only use real butter.. Poor Mary, she was so rushed for time, we couldn't see the results :(

legend has it that it's still hasn't baked yet

Would anyone know where I can find the complete recipe? Was that cream or milk she used?

I wonder if I can use cake flour? Thank you!!

I wonder if she revisited the recipe today, would she change or alter it in any way.

I watched all that and didn't get to see what they looked like when they are done!

From the time I start making them, i am eating one in 25min.

Wow, she looked old back then.

Where is the finished product, hmmm?

When you finally take them out the oven it will be the end of global warming.

I always thought the butter had to be cold

Back when the world was right.

I have watched about 5 videos this morning on making scones by different people. What I am amazed at is each one is contradicting the other . I’ve ended up totally confused. Agh.......

loving the fact there is no metric measurements at all, not one even for the liquids!!!! My we have changed a bit in the UK, I think in both metric and imperial but mostly metric. Grams and Millilitres for me more accurate and scientific too!!!

Thanks for comments. I was going to watch the video but decided to pause it and read the comments instead. Now, I will not watch the video anymore. I would like to see the end product too.

Yummy!

Waiting for the baked scones.

Hang on, we didn't see the end results but I get the impression that oven wasn't switched on.

where can I get the recipe? would love to try them