English scones

Ingredients: 450 g flour (or gluten free flour + 1 tsp xanthan gum), 1 tsp baking powder, 100 g cold butter, 85 g sugar, 285 ml milk, 2 tsp vanilla extract, splash of milk.

Preheat the oven at 180 C.
Put the flour, baking soda and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Mix.


Add the butter.


Add the sugar.


Mix with your hand until you can't feel any lumps.


Gently warm the milk and add the vanilla essence.


Pour the milk into the flour mix.


Gently mix everything into a dough.


Prepare a baking tray with baking paper and sprinkle with flour.
Wet your hands and start forming the scones. They should be about 2 cm thick. Keep your hands wet.
Glaze the top of the scones with milk.



Bake in the oven for 12-15 min.