Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 60g butter chilled
  • 1/4 cup caster sugar
  • 150ml milk
  • 1/2 cup milk extra to glaze

Instruction

  • Sprinkle a baking tray with a little flour.
  • Sift flour and salt into a mixing bowl.
  • Cut butter into 5 mm cubes and add to flour.
  • Gently stir butter through flour with a wooden spoon until each piece of butter is separated.
  • Stir in sugar.
  • Add milk to flour mixture and gently combine with a rounded knife with a cutting motion until a dough forms.
  • Gently pat dough into a ball.
  • Turn dough ball out onto a lightly floured surface and pat out until 2.5 cm thick.
  • Cut out rounds with a 5cm cookie cutter. Gather remaining dough and pat out/cut until you have 12 rounds.
  • Place rounds on prepared tray close together, and brush tops with a little milk.
  • Bake at 220C for 15 minutes or until golden and well risen.
  • Cool slightly before serving with butter, cream and jam.