Scones on a white plate. — Mrs Beeton’s Scone Recipe.

Mrs Beeton’s Scone recipe is from Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book, published in 1925.

The original recipe

SCONES.

INGREDIENTS—1lb of flour, 1oz sugar, 2oz. of butter or fat, 2 teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, 1 teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda, ½ teaspoonful of salt, ½ pint of milk.

METHOD—Rub the fat into the flour, mix in the sugar, salt, and cream of tartar. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk, stir into a smooth dough. Knead lightly, form into a round cake, which place on a greased tin, and before baking cut crosswise in four to half its depth. Bake in a quick oven from 3- to 35 minutes. When half done brush over with milk.

TIME—To bake, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Mrs Beeton’s Scone Recipe Card

Mrs Beeton's Scone Recipe

Mrs Beeton's Scone recipe from 1925.

Ingredients

3½ cups flour
1 oz sugar
2 oz butter
2 teaspoons of cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoonful of salt
1 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 220°C/ 430°F. Lightly grease a baking tray.
Sift flour into a mixing bowl, rub the butter into the flour. Mix in the sugar, salt, and cream of tartar.
Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in the milk, add to the mixing bowl and stir into a smooth dough. Knead lightly and shape into a rectangle shape around 2cm/ 1 inch thick.
Grease a baking tray and place the scone dough on the prepared baking tray.
Cut dough into 12 even-sized squares, and slightly separate to leave a space between them.
Bake at 220°C/ 430°F for 10 minutes until golden brown. To add a light glaze, brush over with milk when half done.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 187Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 171mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 5g