Decadent scones - Real Recipes from Mums

Tis time to indulge with these fluffy but moist scones with cream and jam just like in the old days.

Ingredients (serves 12)

2 cups Plain flour
3 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Himalayan fine rocksalt
2 tsp Castor sugar
2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 x 70g Egg
2/3 cup milk (soy, coconut or oat)
1/3 cup cream
Whipped cream and jam to serve with scones

Method

Preheat oven to 220C degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar in a bowl. In a separate large bowl, mix together egg, oil, milk and cream and combine them well.
Sift flour mixture over the wet ingredients. Use a fork to gently combine them, do not over mix.
Sprinkle flour to the kitchen bench, take dough out of the bowl and kneed briefly just to shape it to form about 2.5cm height, the mixture will be quite sticky, but don't panic, make sure your hands are well floured when handling the dough.
Use a 6cm diameter scone cutter, flour the cutter and cut the dough using top-down cutting motion (do not twist), place scones close to each other to well-floured baking sheet, so the scone will not expand sideways. Bake in the center top position in the oven for 15~18 minutes or until golden.
Serve with freshly whipped cream, and homemade jam.

Notes

Fancy an old fashioned afternoon tea? Here's my mum's recipe that has been used for many decades. The secret is not to play with the ingredients too much, let all the elements do their job to deliver that fluffy and moist scones everyone loves. We love to partner it with our homemade fig & chia seeds jam pictured here, and thick whipped cream - heavenly !!

21 Comments

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 29 Nov 2017
    11:54 am
I like these scones the recipesounds lovely they look so good

- - mom112023 said
  - 17 Apr 2017
    10:34 pm
I am hit and miss with scones, some light some heavy. Will give this one a go.

- - ella12 said
  - 27 Feb 2017
    4:19 pm
Yummy, I must make some soon, it’s been a while.
- mom93821 replied
  
  04 May 2020 , 6:26 am
  I love to make them regularly because they are so easy and good on the budget and so delicious.
- - rovermum said
  - 27 Feb 2017
    11:07 am
I do love a scone with fresh cream and jam. Makes my mouth water. I’ve been known to order a Devonshire Tea (with a latte!) as a treat. We haven’t made scones at home for quite a while, but this is a nice reminder that we should.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 26 Feb 2017
    8:23 pm
Clotted cream would go down a treat with this!

- - tessie said
  - 25 Feb 2017
    2:07 pm
Love scones with jam and cream. This recipe sounds wonderful

- - cherz said
  - 24 Feb 2017
    8:33 pm
Nothing nicer than a lovely scone with cream and jam and a good cuppa. Thanks for sharing your delicious looking recipe Missey Grace.

- - linaianna said
  - 24 Feb 2017
    6:24 pm
Have tried all different scone recipes so I will give this one a go as well. Why Not

- - mom101628 said
  - 24 Feb 2017
    4:18 pm
Love hot scones with jam and cream, but will stick to my easy recipe with lemonade as the riser – just so simple and so easy, but still as decadent.
- Missey Grace replied
  
  24 Feb 2017 , 6:21 pm
  Oh I agree, the lemonade provides the vital elements to keep the mixture airy.
  It is also an option that I use when I can’t find the baking powder in a hurry. Missey
- - Ellen said
  - 24 Feb 2017
    2:48 pm
Scones are a nice treat. When we lived in Northern Ireland we had them frequently.

- - taynik46 said
  - 02 Sep 2016
    9:27 pm
oh it has been such a long time since i made scones – maybe a great treat for afternoon tea for fathers day this weekend. – thanks for sharing your decadent recipe
- Missey Grace replied
  
  02 Sep 2016 , 10:25 pm
  Well, sounds like good timing
  I’d love to hear if your folks enjoy this type of scones.
  Cheers, Missey
- - mom112217 said
  - 02 Sep 2016
    12:47 pm
Love a hot scone with jam and cream! Thanks so much!

- - mom93821 said
  - 30 Aug 2016
    8:38 am
Thanks for the recipe – do love good scones.

- - tania_hardman said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    8:24 pm
I’ve never had much luck with ‘the perfect scone’ but my pumpkin scones win at our local show each year! I’ll try out your recipe next time
- Missey Grace replied
  
  29 Aug 2016 , 9:06 pm
  That’s impressive, Tania. Can you share your pumpkin scones recipe?
  I finally understood the secret of making this fluffy and moist scone by limiting the work to form the dough, and treat it gently from the beginning to the end. – Missey
- - mom90758 said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    1:15 pm
I’m trying to cut on calories lately, so I am not going to try it now. But I pinned it to remember it!
I love scones! With jam and clotted cream. Slurp!!
- Missey Grace replied
  
  29 Aug 2016 , 1:27 pm
  Yes mum, I know exactly what you mean
  We usually have the scones once in a blue moon so it’s really a treat.
  Cheers, Missey
- - youngoldlady said
  - 29 Aug 2016
    12:15 pm
Never had egg in my scones before, worth trying.