Quick Scones

Serves: 10-12

Ingredients:

• 2 cups self raising flour
• 1½ tablespoons polyunsaturated margarine
• ¾ cup reduced fat milk

Variations:

• Christmas scones – add ½ cup fruit mince
• Sultana scones – add ½ cup sultanas at step 3
• Date scones – add 5 chopped dried dates at step 3
• Cheese scones – add ½ cup grated reduced fat cheese and a pinch of paprika at step 3

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 220°C, line baking tray with grease proof paper
2. Sift flour into a large bowl
3. Using your fingertips, rub margarine into flour until mixture resembles breadcrumbs
4. Make a well in the centre, add milk. Mix with a flat-bladed knife
   until mixture forms a soft dough, adding more milk if required
   Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until smooth
   Pat dough into a 2cm thick round. Using a 5cm (diameter)
   round cutter, cut out 12 rounds for large scones or use a 2.5cm
   cutter for 24 mini scones
   Place scones, just touching onto prepared baking tray
   Bake for 20 minutes for large scones 12 minutes for mini
   scones or until golden and well risen
   Transfer to a wire rack to cool.