English Scones Recipe from Fortnum & Mason. (Make them Anytime) 🌸

Michael Dominic
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Published 2023-05-09
English Scones Recipe from Fortnum & Mason. (Make them Anytime) 🌸

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Back in 2013, my wife Ting and I indulged in the delightful tradition of afternoon tea at the renowned Fortnum & Mason in London. The experience was truly unforgettable, with every detail, from the decor to the tea, impeccably curated. However, the star of the show undoubtedly was their scones, which are the best in the world. Lucky for us, we managed to obtain their authentic recipe, and we are excited to share it with you.


Ingredients:

4 oz./85g chilled unsalted butter, cubed, plus extra to grease
2 Cups/250g self-raising flour, sifted, plus extra to dust
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp caster sugar
3/4 Cup/150ml buttermilk
1 medium egg
A little milk
Clotted cream and jam, to serve


Directions:

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F. Lightly butter a flat baking tray or cover it with baking parchment.

In a large bowl, rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the baking powder and sugar.

In a separate bowl, beat together the buttermilk and egg, then make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and use a knife to stir all the ingredients together to make a soft dough.

Tip out the dough, lightly knead it on a floured board and roll it out to a 2.5cm thickness. Stamp out rounds using a 5cm cutter, transfer to the baking tray and brush the tops with milk (I forgot this).

Bake in the oven for about 13 minutes until well risen and golden. Cool until warm on a wire rack.

Serve with clotted cream and jam.


How to Make Self-Rising Flour:
Making self-rising flour at home is easy. Just use this basic formula: For every 1 cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon fine salt. Whisk the ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl.

Shot on the Sony a7sIII (main) and iPhone 14 Pro Max (top).


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All Comments (21)
  • @georgefirk5531
    From a master baker…..this is the best recipe of all.
  • @jamide-andrade.770
    These are the most lovely, fluffy, flavourful and moist scones I have made so far in my life 😊 they impressed many englishmen in my family yesterday. Thank you 😊
  • @maryellis8378
    I just finished making your scones and they were delicious. Thank you for the recipe
  • @SledDog5678
    Caster sugar is sold in the USA by C&H Sugar. It comes in a milk carton style container and is labeled "Baker Sugar". It is an extremely fine grain of sugar but not a powdered sugar.
  • @billyandrew
    I use sour milk, instead of buttermilk and rarely make my scones sweet, preferring savoury, so add herbs and spices to the basic mixture. When I do opt for sweet I make chocolate orange scones. Thanks for uploading.
  • @mariannetapper266
    There´s no substitute to clotted cream as I see it..Only bad ones ...Best to do a batch yourself if you want something even close to authentic for your scones...Takes about 24 hours, but is cheap and easy..The British food sites have recipes ;)
  • @dss5569
    First time coming across your channel. Love your sense of humor & am excited to try your scones recipe! Thank you’
  • @markgordon5387
    That looks good. I'd take clotted cream and jam, please.
  • @claretubby2236
    we usually pile on MUCH more cream than that and there is the usual argument as to which goes on tto the scone first , the jam or the cream. Personally, I load the jam first and then drown that in cream! Lovely video, thank you.
  • @prunefeet2
    I just made these. Insanely good and tender. Very proud of myself and grateful for this great recipe! Thank you!