Tonight - scones!

Yes an old favourite but with twist

The base recipe is

225 gms self raising flour
40 gms butter
150 ml milk
1.5 tablespoons of caster sugar
Pinch of salt

This makes about 8 small scones.

Can't find self raising flour easily so used all purpose and a teaspoon of baking powder. It always surprises me how much flour costs here, I thought you grew lots of wheat in the states...

Rub butter into the flour (and baking powder) then add the salt and sugar. Then slowly fold in the milk to make soft dough. Kneed to make a dough ball. Shape into ball and flatten to a thickness of 2 cm - you can be neat a roll it out and use a circular cutter.
Bake in prheated oven @ 425F for 12 -15 mins or until golden brown.

Eat as soon as cool enough to do so as these suckers go stale fast - not that they usually last that long!

Plain ones are good but for fun try adding grated cheese, cherries or any other dried fruit. I'm doing 2 each of plain, cheese, cheese @ (fake) bacon bits and cheese @ baby spinach leaf (must remember to chop it finer next time - used a food processor last time I made it).

I'll let you know how it comes out!