Making SCONES at The Last Homely House, Mary Berry Recipe (The QUEEN of CAKES!) 

I just wanted to say that I have a bad problem with depression and when I watch your videos it really helps me to feel better for awhile

I'm 66 years old and when I went to High school in 1966 aged 11 all the girls were given a Bero cookbook which I still have and use today. I also have my Mum's copy which is in much better condition than mine. I won a cookery competition when I was at High school and won a Stork cookery book that I also still have. I do love your homely videos each Sunday evening Kate. Thankyou. Sue x

Do the cats ever get at the fresh baking on the window sill? My cat once got to my fresh-baked muffins and ate the tops off, everyone!! Grrrrr.... good thing I loved her! haha have a lovely day Kate! (and to all who read this)

My Mum often made scones for dinner (evening meal) on a Sunday. We would sit down to dishes of jam and cream, butter and other toppings. Sometime she made fruit scones too. She wrapped the scones in a clean teatowel in the centre of the table, and we all dug in and topped with what we wanted. Such fun memories. She also never used a circular cutter. She would just pat out the dough and cut into squares, thus eliminating the need to handle the dough again to make more scones. Her scones never failed.

I’ve NEVER baked from scratch. My Mom made scones. It’s time for my maiden voyage into scone making.

I loved this episode, it felt like we were sitting in the kitchen and garden with you :)

My mum baked the most delicious scones, always from the Be-Ro book. She's in her 90's now and sadly no longer bakes. You have inspired me to bake scones for my mum today.

Better put the Bero book back in the drawer, if we all made along with you the springs on the LGS would give way.

“You’ve made scones before.” Yes, I have. Straight from the oven into the bin. 😄

I baked scones yesterday for my daughter and American son-in-law who are finally able to visit from Brooklyn. A real hit along with roast beef and Yorkshire Pudding today. I’m one happy momma. I’ll definitely be baking fruit scones tomorrow after sharing them with you today on the lime green sofa :) xx

I am a Yorkshire lass. Mum and Nana never put eggs in their scones and neither do I. I think they help to make the scones heavy. I agree about not working the mixture much. I don’t roll them out either. Just pat the mixture a little bit but leave it quite thick. We like our scones to be bigger than a mouthful. Cheese scones and soup makes a perfect winter lunch.

My Mum always said to not twist the cutter. Straight down in the dough and straight up. It allowed the scone to rise and not seal up the edges. Just a tip. Here in the U S we make biscuits - like scones. And your biscuits are like our cookies! Love your videos Kate. I am always here sitting on the lime green sofa. ❤️

Just watched Mary Berry make scones on RU-vid. It popped up from who knows where after watching Kate. What I noticed is her bag of flour read “self raising”. Our flour bags in the states always read “self rising”. Love it. A rose 🌹 by any other name is still a 🌹 rose.

I only have to read a recipe and I have two Kilos more on my hips. But I know, I want to make these scones, because they are looking fantastic. And I love how you say thank you to your hens for the eggs.This is great respect to natur.The World needs more people like you.

I have hot hands so I use a pastry blender to blend in the cold butter. No eggs in my recipe though. I make one giant scone using the back of a long knife to score the top into about 8-10 portions brushed with milk and sprinkled with sugar. I love scones.

As a new American bride, and having just moved to the Tongan Islands in the South Pacific, I cooked a local biscuit recipe for our evening meal. I thought it unusual that it called for sugar, but proceeded anyway. I felt so silly when they were done and realized I had baked cookies instead of American biscuits.

I could have licked the screen when you tilted the baked scones to the camera! Gorgeous.

Oh! My mouth is watering! I haven't baked scones in such a long time, but I'm inspired to now.

How I love sitting in my yard, with a soft breeze, a Robin hopping around, head cocked to the side to hear a worm underneath the surface, my dog sleeping at my feet. Peace, pure peace. This is how I love watching your channel. Thank you Patricia 86 💖

One trick I learned is to freeze the butter & grate it into the flour. Perfectly distributed & tender! Yours look lovely! With the self rising flour plus the baking soda plus the eggs, i thought it would be too much. But they are perfect! Will have to try this recipe.

Anybody else almost drooling when the scones were about to be eaten? 🤤 Thank you so much for this and all your other videos; they have reminded me of the simple, important things that make life worth living. I’ve been feeling such deep despair lately, without exaggeration I think your work is lifesaving. Thank you 🙏

My US Army father used to rave about my English mother's scones [shed died when I was a child so I never knew her]. Anyway, in his later years he talked about them all the time. He said she would put the dough together in a few minutes, pat it with her hands and cook them on the stove in minutes. I made some [baked] scones for him when he was very ill and he liked them. Since he passed about 20 years ago I've tried my hand at scones and also crumpets, which might have been what my mother had made him. Watching the British Baking Show, I've tried some of those, including Mary Berry's version. Watching you make them helps me see how to do it since I'm more of a visual learner. Thank you!!!

Here in Australia a favourite is made with Cream (fat) and Lemonade (milk and sugar). They come out beautifully👍🏻

Thank you for sharing the recipe and giving us a demonstration. Yes I saw the movie about Julia Child and for Mother’s Day my youngest gifted me with the cookbook Julia Child had all those recipes in. A lot of recipes. My daughter also gifted me with a baking pan for scones, it is a green color and is divisions like a pie pan. She loves lemon curd, yum 😋, so do I.

Love scones and yours, too! - aThanks for your demo and info of those delicious scones- savory or sweet! and TEA! I learned this in New Zealand! Sandra Myer( Whitaker) from now in Florida-

When deciding on top or bottom of the scone, my friend would always ask 'church or chapel?'

I live in South Carolina, USA. I LOVE scones and had no idea how to make them. Thank you for showing me. I will give it a try soon.

I so enjoyed listening to you, sure wish I could plop myself in that chair across from you and enjoy your view and yummy treats this afternoon!

Scones are a childhood favorite of mine. As I was growing up in the State of Washington, my family would go to the Sate Fair. As soon as you entered the fair grounds, the mouth-watering aroma of scones would lead you to their booth. The line to purchase one was long. But was it ever worth it! We were only given one scone each, but the scones tasted like heaven. I can't remember the price, but when you bit into your warm scone with butter and jam, your day was complete! Thank you for a lovely afternoon watching you bake scones. They tasted delicious!

The scones look lovely. In some countries we do not have selfraising flour (i.e. Scandinavia and Finland). I need to use perhaps 4 tsp of raising agent. I have to experiment a bit. I think I'll make some tomorrow. I love British shortbread so I might make some of that, too. Here it is apple season so one can make a lot of lovely stuff, I might put some shredded apple in the scones. I have two old apple trees full of apples. Far to much for one person so I share with the villagers. I wish everybody a lovely Autumn time.

I just love you.... The way you teach is so relaxing after a long day at work. Love Jamie and Mary also. Have both their cookbooks.

What a beautiful place you have! And the scones and tea must be gorgeous!

Plain scones, date scones, pumpkin and cinnamon scones all great staples 😁 great with plum or blackberry jam and cream cheese YUMMO.

I'd love to join you in the garden for tea and scones Kate! Lovely!

Thank you so much for this. Your videos calm my soul. I'm 67 & quite ill. I feel I'm with you. I started out watching because of your quilts but I find everything you do interesting. From So California, thank you.

You could freeze your Scones before baking them and when you want fresh Scones just take out what you want and bake. That way you have fresh Scones whenever you want

You and everything in this video are just lovely. That’s all I have to say! Thank you!!

I love your comment, "I'm going to show you how to make scones that won't break your window!" I burst into laughter, and I'm still chuckling!

Hi Kate.. my favorite recipe for Amazing Scones..is 3 cups Flour ..300ml heavy cream..and a 300ml can of lemonade.. Mmmm..yum..light and fluffy 🎉❤

I just bought a juki sawing machine,a juki ddl53::what a great machine,i am starting to make quilts,,love it so mutch,dear Kate,thank you soooo mutch for teaching me and giving great ideas.you are verry Nice and sweet lady.greetings out belgium 💐💐❤️👍thank you!👍👍

Oh yes, pass them down the green sofa!! Scones are one of life’s great pleasures, Small is good so’s we can have a few😻 Having them outside is even better, I’ll have the bottom please🥰

I learned so many things today about making scones. As an English/American woman making scones have always had a bit of mystery to making them like the British. Thank You!

They look so delicious Kate. I will try my hand at making these this weekend. 🤩

What lovely scones. Kim was asking about the cats getting into them. My dog hate half a jelly roll Pan full of chocolate fudge that I sat outside on a chair to cool. I called poison control and they said to watch her. She was fine. I was a reck. My Christmas fudge gifts were gone. I love watching your videos. You put so much love and kindness in them. Such a joy. LInda, PA, USA

I grate the butter and find it easier to rub in. Yours look delicious.

You truly are the queen of reflecting the pleasure and joy in doing simple, satisfying, everyday things. I find it so soothing and inspirational. I had a Scottish mum and learned early how to make scones and shortbread. Always special and so simple.

I was literally salivating! I have only had these once in my life…they were delicious! Yours just make me want to devour the entire tray full! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe and the delightful afternoon!🙏🏻💖🙏🏻

“i like a bit of butter on my royal slice of bread! “. Lovely! I found some clotted cream at the market the other day, and now you have really inspired me to make some scones.

My mother in law always rolled her scones too thin until one day she had a revelation and got it right. All her efforts were much appreciated after that.

Thank you for sharing. I've never had these and will try!

I learned to cook and bake in my Mom's and my Grandma's kitchens where recipes were rarely used and family favorites came from adding ingredients we all loved. The Be-Ro cookbook reminded me of those days. I still make my Grandma's dumpling "recipe" and add them to my potato soup as a thickener.........Thank you for your comforting videos, Kate.

I love scones too, enjoy your day. ❤

My mother always told me to “ go easy” with the rolling pin…..so now I always pat the dough. My mouth is watering! Thanks for great video.

Oh Kate I do love you! The movie you referenced us one of my most favorites- so well casted besides being a wonderful story! I think it was Amy Adams. I wish I was your neighbor. Or maybe I could just live in a corner of your yard!

I just may try my hand at these. My husband is the scone maker in the family. Another wonderful Sunday afternoon on the lime green sofa with a gracious hostess.

Loved the steps to perfect scones, as I have only achieved it once and never managed to repeat it ! My Mum has a Royal Baking powder pamphlet that she collected coupons for in the 1950s. Every year of my childhood and the 27years I am married we make the Christmas cake in it, last year she moved in with us and it was wonderful to make it again with her like I did as a child😋 Looking forward to the next video.

Thank you very much, Kate, for your inspiering videos. I will try baking scones again. In two weeks time I will be in UK, togehther with my husband riding our bicycle from Newcastle to Glasgow and back, and enjoying tea and scones in our Tearoom-breaks. I will send you a silent short distance greeting then.

I'm watching this episode in the US at midnight and now I want some scones. Lol! I'll have to make them tomorrow.

My mum always used to say "stir with a knife, stir up strife" don't know where that expression comes from...Scones are a bit of a favourite in this house. Love the video. Xx

Thank you for getting back to me Kate regarding the low volume on this latest vid. I just wanted to say how much I enjoy all your wonderful entries, and thank you for all you do to keep us going in these strange times. Please keep doing what you do, it is very much appreciated, and I can not wait to see your next instalment after 7.00pm every Sunday! Jilly xxx

Always enjoy watching your videos. You always share so much information.

Thank you for baking scones for us! And also for teaching us the correct way to say ‘scone’! A delightful video. 💜

Kate, those look delicious. I would love to actually be there with you, in your lovely pavilion, taking in the sun and listening to the chickens in the background. Have a wonderful rest of the day. Cheers

I've always split my scone dough into 2 disks and then cut them into 6 or 8 pieces each..like a pie. Then bake. And I do believe that handling the dough less results in a much better scone. 💚

Has anyone tried lemonade scones? 3 ingredients..flour, cream and lemonade (fizzy kind) Absolutely delicious and light as a feather!

I love my mam’s battered old Bero book from the 1960s. I’m hoping to inherit it one day. My nana was an amazing baker of northern goods - stottie cake, pink icing cake, sly cake, rock cakes. Wish I had her stottie recipe!

When I left home in 1976 my grandma gave me a Bero book, as she felt it was essential reading. She was a brilliant cook. She made everything from scratch and made 3 stone of bread every week. When I say 3 stone, I mean 3 stone of flour was used! 😳 Can’t imagine it now but then it was a way of life.

Could these videos be any more charming? Sitting here this evening in Ontario Canada, listening to the rain outside and binge watching your channel. Wonderful! Thank you.

Thank you Kate 🥰 felt wonderful having a scone with you on such a beautiful day… I’m in the north eastern part of the United States and our apple cider donuts are just around the corner 😃😋 … fancy one or 3?!😃👏🏼🥰

I have enjoyed all your shares so much.❤

Interesting, living in the USA I had never heard the Be-Ro book but watching another RU-vidr from England (a sewing vlog) she and her husband were talking about the Be-Ro book. He was making Scones. Love scones and watching you make them! Now I am hungry for some! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for passing them around the lime green sofa. They are lovely.

Well…I’m going to make them in the morning!🥰👏thank you!

I live alone but just love Victoria sponge cake... What I do now is, make a single sponge and when it's cooked cut it in half across and jam and cream it put one half onto 'tother so it's like half a cake.. and share it with a neighbour... all the pleasure of cake without the excess weight...

I'm on a diet and the thing I miss most is my baking. Yesterday I made a gf birthday cake for a friend and felt so out of practice. I love scones, yours look lovely and its hard not to rush to the oven immediately to bake some! I have a recipe for apple scones that includes raw grated apple. They last a couple of days really well.

I so enjoyed this video. I had it playing while stitching. I am known with some of my friends here in Georgia, USA for making scones. Of course living in the American south we also make a lot of our biscuits. But scones are a special treat for me. Of course I drink tea with mine. Yorkshire Gold is my favorite. Thank you for the videos you share.

That was a sweet visit. Thank you, Kate. I really enjoyed that.

This was lovely, wish I were there with you having tea and a scones, but Living here in Idaho USA I guess I will have to just dream of sitting with you 🥰

I have grown to love your videos, you sre so confident and sure of yourself. I am older than you (77), and last year my husband passed, and I don't seem to have any confidence in myself any more. Where do you get your self assurance? Sorry for rambling.

Enjoyed your video will have to try those scones. I live in Monticello Kentucky in the United States. Love how we can watch food videos from other places. Thank you for sharing

Good morning to you! Looks like some beautiful scones!

We all want a scone or two now Kate! What a lovely way to spend part of your afternoon.

Kate you are the best! Canceling lard and margarine couldn’t agree more. Those ingredients show up in old cookbooks (Margarine was used for everything in my childhood home, The first time I had butter I thought I’d died and gone to heaven)

thank you for sharing you afternoon, now off to make scones

Wow that looks so good I love your garden where you're sitting at so thanks for sharing that with this and stay safe and be careful and thank you so much for sharing that that looks so good so happy heavy crafting cooking and whatever else you do So thank you

Lovely reading all the memories. Scones really a homely comforting quick bake which everyone loves. My mum never bothered with a cutter just cut them into rectangles so no wastage or re rolling. Tasted fantastic and looked really rustic. Thank you Kate 👏👏❤️❤️🇬🇧

I would live to see you bake the Lemon Meringue Pie recipe! My Mom used to make it all from scratch, & it was absolutely delicious! She was an excellent baker, the Lemon Meringue, & her Mince Meat Pie, & her Scotch Apple Pie were my favorites! It’s been so many years since I had one of her delicious pies. I miss her very much.

I've just discovered you Miss Kate, and your lovely, homey videos. Watching this video about scones when you pulled that plate off the top of the scone bowl my heart nearly burst. I have the Rose Chintz china from my Nana who raised me.There's just something about you that reminds me of her and of how i felt as a child, safe warm, cared for. And I'm your age. I found you because I'm a quilter, and i love all those episodes especially with Anna learning. Just want to say thank you for believing there were people out here that would love to sit on your lg sofa and learn from you.

Thank you for all this talk and help at the English paper piercing . I have just started this now . I have lined a wider work basket. In calico. .I do a scon e some times. From Vanessa .

Kate I rewatch your videos because they are relaxing G listening to you as I stitch sometimes I fall to sleep. Nannynap. Today I woke up just as you took them out of the oven. Just what I feel like eating. They look great.

oooh my mouth is watering, watching you eat those. Have to make some now.

I LOVE YOU RE RECIPE!!! SCONS FROM ENGLAND THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING

Yum! They look delicious. I am going to give them a try. Thanks for sharing.

Lovely video you are a delight to listen to and watch.❤️

I do love cooking videos! And i love scones! Brings back memories of my last pre-corona trip to the UK, sitting outside a small cafe in Bath, drinking hot tea, eating fresh scones with jam and cream

I can almost taste them. Beautiful…will try this recipe with eggs!!! Kate you’re such a gift to us! Hugs and Happy Day…

it blesses my heart when you look into the camera and smile, it's more personal!

I just love scones and always looking for new recipes. I stumbled upon one that uses heavy cream as the fat. It is such a quick and easy recipe and they turn out fabulous! Thanks for sharing your recipe, Kate. I will try that one too.

I absolutely love scones. What a lovely recipe and just in time for my afternoon tea. Thank you for making these delicious morsels. Please pass one to me on the couch.😻

Good Monday morning Kate from south australia, breakfast with you. Kust a couple of hints when cutting scones have a smalldish with a little bit of flour and between each cut dip cutter in flour and we were taught never twist tje cutter as this drages mixture where a clean cut helps with consistent rise, always add a dash of milk in your egg glaze. I had two cooking teachers one in the country who taught us girls quick methods to cook for shearers and then one at a city school.who was obsessed with hi-tea cooking, my second teacher was in dispare with my methods but the head mistress always chose my finished efforts as the best in class. Kate just a little suggestion this morning you were hard to hear, I noticed your mic was pointing down and was rather low on your pinny strap. But thankyou for the yummy fruit scones on the LGS this morning. I used to make a weeks supply for the elderly couple I cared for, they expected them for morning tea ebery day so would make a batch once a week, with a few extras in case of visitors and freeze the extras heating each morning under a warm grill when I put the kettle on they turned out perfectly just in time to pour the brewed tea, such fond memories. Blessings, still a bit chilly to breakfast outside here but warming up later in the week.