Food In Fiction - The Beach Café

Ingredients

• 1 tsp double-acting baking powder 
• 85 g butter 
• 1  eggs beaten (to glaze)
• 175 ml milk 
• 0.3 tsp salt 
• 350 g self-raising flour 
• 3 tbsp caster sugar 

Equipment

• oven
• pot
• baking pan

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 220c/gas mark
2. Mix the flour, salt and baking powder.
3. Cut the butter into cubes then rub in to the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, then make a well in the mixture.
4. Warm the milk then pour into the dry mix and stir to combine to a dough.
5. Sprinkle your work surface and hands with flour, then tip out the dough. Fold it over a few times, then pat into a round approximately 4 cm deep.
6. Take a 5cm cutter and dip it into some flour.
7. Cut four scones from this round, then reshape the remaining mixture to cut another four.
8. Brush the tops with the beaten egg, and put on a baking tray.
9. Bake for 10 minutes until risen and golden.
10. Serve your scones warm or cold, with butter, clotted cream and jam, plus a pot of tea and your nicest crockery. Sea view preferable but not essential. Enjoy!