Weekend Baking: Buttermilk Scones

I have been absent for quite a while, the reason is I am busy setting up my home-baked cake business.

I am just starting it early this year, so still have to complete it with bits and pieces.

But blogging is always on my mind, so here it is my weekend baking:  Buttermilk Scones.

I got the recipe from local supermarket, Woolworth's, it was given out for free,

so why not take one? ^_^

First of all for me to get tasted-good baking result is to use a GOOD BUTTER

Trust me, especially if you are using butter for any buttercream, or for pastry, you can taste the "difference" in using a good and cheap butter.  But, this is just me.

I made scones before but not buttermilk one, so this time I made 

 Buttermilk Cheese Scones and 

Smoked Ham and Cheese Scones.

Here is the recipe:

Basic Buttermilk Scones

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Makes: 12 scones

Ingredients:

2 cups of self-raising flour

1 tbsp of caster sugar

a pinch of salt

3/4 cup of buttermilk

60 gram of cold butter, chopped to pieces

extra buttermilk for brushing

1) for cheese scones, I added about 150grams of grated cheddar cheese

2) and for Smoked Ham and Cheese,

I added sauted smoked ham (withouth oil) and grated natural cheddar cheese.

Method:

Sift flour, sugar and salt into a bowl.

Use fingertips, rub butter into flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

***at this stage I add the filling***

Make a well in the center of mixture, add buttermilk,

using a flat-bladed knife, stir until a sticky dough forms.

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface,

knead gently until dough is just smooth.

Using a lightly floured rolling pin, gently roll dough out until 2 cm thick.

Using a 6cm round cutter, cut out scones.

Press leftover dough together.

Repeat to make 12 scones.

Place scones on a lined baking tray.

Brush with buttermilk.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and hollow when tapped on top.

For me: best to serve warm.

Below is the variation I made from Cheese Buttermilk Scones

 Buttermilk Cheese Scone
with Nutella filling... yum!!

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This one is Cheese Buttermilk Scones

filled with tuna in Chili

~ Have a great Sunday and Keep Smiling ~

^_^