Step 1

Measure the flour, salt and baking powder and put them in a large mixing bowl. Measure the butter and chop into small pieces before adding to your bowl.

Step 2

Using your fingertips rub the butter and flour together until you have a fine breadcrumb.

Step 3

Measure the sugar and add it to your bowl. Give it a good mix. Measure your milk – if possible using the ml setting on digital scales as you can be much more accurate this way. Add the milk to your bowl slowly, mixing it in well.

Step 4

Measure the sultanas or any other fruit you are using and add them to your dough. Give everything one final mix. It may be easier at this point to use your hands again to make sure the fruit is evenly mixed through the dough.

Step 5

Pat the scone dough down until it is about 2cm thick. You could use a rolling pin to do this, but I find that scones work better if you just use your hands.

Step 6

Use a circular cutter to cut out your scones and place them on your prepared baking tray. We used large 12cm cutter, but you could use any size and just adjust the cooking time.

Step 7

Finally, brush a little milk over the top of each scone.

Step 8

Bake the scones in the oven for 15-20 minutes (or less if you have made smaller ones). They’re ready when they are well risen and have turned a nice golden colour.