Hi friends, To celebrate National Cream Tea day (what an amazing day to celebrate!!) I have whipped up this batch of cherry and raisin scones. They are nice and crumbly, and I have made mini scones so you can have two or three without feeling too guilty! The nice thing about scones is you can make them sweet or savoury – I prefer the sweet versions but you can literally throw any flavour you like in them! Ingredients: 75g fruit - I have used cherries and raisins 75g cold butter, diced 250g self raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 egg 4 tbsp milk, and extra for brushing Pinch of salt Method: Preheat your oven to 200C/ 180C fan assisted. Line a baking tray with parchment. In a bowl mix together the butter, flour and baking powder. With your hands, rub the butter into the flour until it becomes crumb like. Add in the egg and milk and salt, and mix until combined. You don’t want to over work the dough at this point – the less you work it the mor...
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