Fruit Scones - Real Recipes from Mums

A taste snack when kids come home from school.

Ingredients (serves 6 | makes 12 )

2 cups Plain Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoons Demerara Sugar
1/4 cup Butter
1/2 cup Sultanas or currants
3/4 cup Jalna Yoghourt
Small amount Jalna Yoghourt for glaze
Extra sugar For glaze

Method

Preheat oven to 200c. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
Cream the butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. (This can be done using the pulse action in a food processor or in a mixer.)
Turn the mixture into a bowl and stir in the sultanas/currants
Mix with a knife into a soft, non-sticky dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead gently for 30 seconds.
Roll the dough to a thickness of 1/2 inch and cut it into 10 to 12 rounds with a pastry or biscuit cutter dipped in flour.
Place the scones on the baking sheet and brush with yogurt. Scatter the tops with sugar and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the scones begin to brown on the top.
Eat warm, straight from the oven, or cool. You can freeze yogurt scones for up to three months. Serve with cream and jam.

16 Comments

- - mom223151 said
  - 15 Nov 2023
    1:37 am
Not my favourite but the kids love scones especially with jam and cream.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 14 Nov 2023
    8:27 pm
Where does the yoghurt go in this recipe? Wondering if another pot set yoghurt could be used? Looks interesting.

- - mom495245 said
  - 14 Nov 2023
    8:24 pm
Love a good scone! Will have to introduce these to the kids on the weekend for morning tea. Thanks for the recipe!!

- - mom81879 said
  - 21 Oct 2017
    1:37 pm
I do enjoy a delicious warm score, fresh from the oven, with whipped cream and jam. Mmmmmm

- - mom94125 said
  - 13 Oct 2017
    11:30 am
These are always best when they are served fresh and warm. Great recipe for morning tea. Thanks for the post

- - nadine_hill said
  - 21 Sep 2017
    12:19 pm
Great recipe! We love scones – especially with jam and cream! Good to hear they keep so long in the freezer!

- - mom94378 said
  - 07 Aug 2017
    11:10 am
Just jam on these for me – washed down with a skinny mocha thanks!

- - mom183717 said
  - 05 Aug 2017
    11:05 pm
just add jam and cream!

- - cherz said
  - 04 Aug 2017
    4:01 pm
The step for adding the yoghourt is missing?? So not sure how to prepare these. ??

- - natct said
  - 25 Jul 2017
    7:16 am
Look just like rock cakes. Not sure I would sugar the top for scones but the rest sounds great thankyou

- - taynik46 said
  - 18 Jul 2017
    9:17 am
I love scones, with homemade jam and cream – I have never tried a yoghurt glaze before – thanks for your recipe

- - mom90758 said
  - 18 Jul 2017
    8:29 am
Baking scones is something I’ve always found quite scary. It looks like they never turn out as you’d like to.

- - youngoldlady said
  - 17 Jul 2017
    10:28 pm
I have to be reading this wrong can not see apart from glaze where the other yogurt goes.
- mom93821 replied
  
  18 Jul 2017 , 6:15 am
  I noted this too – but would just replace your usual milk with yoghurt.
- - mom112217 said
  - 17 Jul 2017
    9:27 pm
OMG l love your fruit scone recipe,just like mum’s!

- - mom93821 said
  - 17 Jul 2017
    5:13 pm
Warm fruit scones with a good cup of tea are simply the best – thanks for your recipe.