Sunday Scones

Sunday Scones

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Prep10 min
Cook15 min
Total25 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
BrunchBreakfast

Ingredients

  • 2 cupself - rising flour
  • 5 tbspsugar
  • 5 tbspbutter, softened
  • 0Pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsporange zest
  • 0Handful of raisins
  • 1egg
  • 0.75 cupmilk

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oven to 400 degrees F. and butter your muffin tin.

  2. 2

    In large bowl, whisk together flour and sugar. Add the softened butter, zest and raisins until a fine crumb mixture forms.

  3. 3

    In a cup whisk milk and egg together. Set aside about 2 tablespoons of milk mixture for brushing the scones afterwards.

  4. 4

    Add the milk and egg mixture and stir with a fork until a wet sticky dough forms. Transfer to a well floured surface punch out about 8 circles and transfer to the muffin tin. Brush each scone with reserved milk and egg mixture.

  5. 5

    Bake the scones for about 15 minutes or until golden.

  6. 6

    Serve warm with jam and butter.