Great British Bake Off Challenge 10-Scones

For my latest Great British Bake Off Challenge i decided to make some scones.As Mrs Monday Baker is off all week it will give her something to enjoy.I chose to make the variation that included blueberries as i had managed to get some blueberries at a reasonable price from the market.

Ingredients

250g self-raising flour.
A good pinch of salt.
50g caster sugar.
50g unsalted butter,chilled.
1 egg.
100ml buttermilk(Or you can use ordinary milk but not fat free).
75g blueberries.
Zest of half a lemon.

Recipe

1.Pre-heat the oven to 220 degrees c/425 degrees f/gas mark 7.
2.Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
3.Sift the salt into the mixing bowl.
4.Sift the sugar into the mixing bowl.
5.Dice the butter and add to the mixing bowl.
6.Rub the butter into the flour using the tips of your fingers.(If you want a light texture raise your hands above the rim of the bowl so that the mixture falls back through your fingers).Do this until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
7.Beat the egg in a small bowl with the milk.
8.Pour the beaten egg and milk into the mixing bowl and stir in with a round-bladed knife.
9.Using your hands bring the mixture together to form a ball of slightly soft dough.
10.Zest half a lemon and add to the dough.
11.Gently work in your blueberries.
12.Grease a baking tray with butter.
13.Turn your dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for a few seconds.
14.Flour your hands then pat out the dough to about 3cm thick.
15.Stamp out rounds with a 6cm cutter.
16.Press the trimmings together,pat out again and cut out more rounds.
17.Set the rounds slightly apart onto the prepared baking tray.
18.Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes,or until golden brown.
19.Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool.


The scones turned out really well.They certainly had a nice light texture.The blueberries were a bit squashed looking which i think was caused when i worked them into the dough.This i think can be solved by adding the blueberries when i am stirring in the egg and milk and not after i have formed it into dough.

 

 

                                                                               The Monday Baker