CORNISH CREAM TEA

Ingredients....350gm of self raising flour, 1/4 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of baking powder, 85gm of soft butter/ marg, 3 tbs of castor sugar, 175ml of milk, 1 beaten egg , to galze. Preheat your oven to 220 deg C. Lightly spray an oven tray and line with baking paper. Mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Rub the butter in the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar. Make a well in the centre of the mixture. Warm the milk then pour into the dry mix and stir with a bread knife to combine the dough. Sprinkle your work bench and hands with flour, then tip out the dough. Fold it over a few times, then using your hands shape the dough into a round about 4cm thick. Use a 5cm cutter and dip iot into a little flour. Cut scones from the dough then reshape the remaining mixture and cut out more scones. Brush the tops of the scones with beaten egg and place on the prepared oven tray. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven or until golden and risen. Serve your scones with butter / whipped cream and jam, a pot of tea and your best crockery.