Step 1

Prepare a large bowl, and add flour, baking powder, and salt.

Step 2

Add butter into the bowl. Rub it in using your fingers until the mixture becomes coarse and crumbly in texture, with no lumps.

Step 3

Pour some milk into the bowl and mix lightly until the mixture turns into a soft dough. The amount of milk should be enough to moisten the ingredients.

Step 4

Prepare a wooden board or a working surface, dust it with some flour, and place the dough onto it. By patting and rolling the dough, form a disk at least 1.5cm (roughly ½ inch) thick and 25-26cm (10 inches) in diameter.

Step 5

Cut it into eight rounds using a dough/cookie cutter (preferred for shaping the Scottish scone), or divide the disk into eight triangular sections.

Step 6

Prepare a griddle (a heavy-bottomed frying pan will suffice as a replacement) and put it on medium heat. Add some butter and melt it across the pan.

Step 7

Add the dough to the hot pan or griddle, with enough space between each section. Cook each side for about 5 minutes until both are golden brown and dry. Also, make sure the scones are dry on their sides.

Step 8

Let them cool for a minute, and serve them with some of the remaining butter on top, or add a favorite preserve on the side.