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How to make scones video

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Want to know the secret to fluffy, light scones? Watch the BBC cookery team show you how to make the perfect batch of melt-in-your-mouth scones.

Points to remember

• Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7 and put a baking sheet in the oven.
• Put the flour, salt and baking powder into a large bowl and mix. Add the butter and rub it in with your fingers until the mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• Stir in the sugar, then make a well in the centre and pour in the warm milk. Add the vanilla extract and lemon juice.
• Combine the mixture with a cutlery knife. Don't overwork the dough even though it will seem pretty wet at first. Fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother.
• Pat it into a round about 4cm deep.
• Take a 5cm smooth-edged cutter and dip it into flour. Plunge it straight into the dough without twisting. Repeat as many times as possible. Press the remaining dough back into a round to cut out more scones.
• Brush the tops with beaten egg and carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
• Bake for 10 minutes until they have risen and are golden on the top.

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TIPS

MAKING SCONES

You can freeze scones when cooled. To eat, defrost and place in a low oven (160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few minutes to refresh.

VIDEO RECIPE

This video uses our classic scones recipe. The techniques used can be applied to most scone recipes.

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