Fruit Scones – Easy! 

I love a good scone – do you? I’m not sure there is anything more British if I’m honest. I also love a fruit scone especially and I have a fantastic easy scone recipe  for you, so I thought I’d share it with you

My Fruit Scones are quick and so easy to make, moist, light, and stuffed with sultanas – they are the best!! 

 

How to make Fruit Scones 

Oh they are so simple – please see the recipe card at the bottom of this post for full details 

Step 1 – sultana fruit scones 

Mix your dry ingredients, rub in your butter, add your egg & milk mix 

 

Step 2

Pull your dough together using a knife, don’t overwork it – no scone dough should ever be overwork , plain, fruit, cherry or cheese – none of them 

 

Step 3 – stamp out your fruit scones 

Push your dough into a 2.5 cm / 1 inch thickness square 

Using a cutter stamp out your scones 

Glaze the tops with m ilk – don’t glaze the sides 

Step 4 – Bake your Fruit Scones 

and bake!! Ta-Dah 

 

Just look at them, delicious and oh so easy – fruit scones perfect every time  with this easy recipe 🙂 

 

 

What to serve with Fruit Scones? 

Serve warm or cold with lashings of butter 

Or you can serve with jam and clotted cream if you like – go full on 

They are perfect for afternoon tea 🙂 

 

Tips for making Scones, savoury or sweet

So people are often scared of making scones? This I don’t really get?

They are so Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy 🙂

But there a a few tips for your fruit scones:

1. Sift your flour – we need as much air as possible 
2. Use very cold butter
3. Do not overwork – meaning just pull the dough together, I use a knife to do this
4. Roll once (well actually don’t roll at all) push your dough into shape – again don’t overwork
5. Brush only the tops with milk (not the sides)

 

Can you freeze Fruit Scones? 

They are always best fresh from the oven in may opinion. But yes they freeze well. 

Once your scones are cold pop them in a resealable bags or airtight container and keep in the freezer for maximum 2 months 

 

So lastly how do you pronounce scone?

Oh so many views!

There are two possible pronunciations of the word scone:

the first rhymes with gone and the second rhymes with tone.

In US English the pronunciation rhyming with tone is more common.

In British English the two pronunciations traditionally have different regional and class associations, with the first pronunciation associated with the north of England and the northern working class, while the second is associated with the south and the middle class….

So which are you?  🙂

 

More lovely traditional recipes 

One of my new ones is for Old School Cornflake Tart – it’s so nostalgic and delicious 

And here’s a couple more scone recipes 

• Cherry Scones –  delicious 

If you prefer cherries to sultanas, try these lovely Cherry Scones 

 

 

• Or maybe Savoury scones? 

And if you fancy some savoury scones (maybe they are more your thing?), why not try mine with cheese & bacon? 

So delicious 🙂 

 

And Finally…..

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Big love as always 

 

Clare xx