What to do when you need scones *now* and all your butter is frozen....
Ingredients:
1 cup cream (single or double) [in a complete emergency, sub 1/2 cup
oil and 1/2 cup lemonade]
1 cup fizzy lemonade
3.5 cups self-raising flour (or 3.5 cups flour & 5 teaspoons baking powder)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Method:
Heat oven to 200C
Mix all ingredients to make a soft dough.
Pat out to 2 cm thick (almost an inch) on a floured surface.
Cut out using a floured scone cutter.
Place on a floured (not greased!) baking sheet.
Brush tops of scones with cream/milk if you want a "bought" look.
Bake for 18 - 22 mins until light brown on top and well risen.
If your scones don't rise properly, try making the dough a bit
thicker. Less than 2cm and they just don't rise.
HTH.
Lorna