Weekending

Couldn't sleep last night! Tossed and turned and then finally got up at 7 this morning..... I'd promised my sister yesterday that I'd make some scones for her and her helpers, they're busy all weekend making 16 gingerbread men costumes for the Lyric Theatre. Eating scones = increased productivity! I was the earlybird in the supermarket at 8.30am, making a fool of myself trying to work the self scanners and taking forever ( I HATE THOSE THINGS...RANT OVER!!) and then home to bake!  I made cherry ones and cinnamon and raisin ones YUM! and the house smells lovely now. Happy weekends everyone x

Gingerbread men in progress

  Easy peasy scone recipe.......

Pre heat oven 220 oc
grease a baking tray

8 oz flour.....sieve into bowl
1 1/2 oz butter (room temp).....rub into flour rapidly with fingertips
1 1/2 tablespoons caster sugar and a pinch of salt.....stir in
1/4 pint (150 ml) milk.....mix in milk little by little with a knife
add cherries or raisins or whatever you like!
flour hands to make a soft dough
flour your surface and roll to a thickness no less than 2cm...cut out scones with a cutter
dust with a little flour
cook for 12 to 15 minutes at the top of the oven


*****ENJOY WITH A DROP OF TAY*****