Let's start tea time with some Scones!

So how about some tea? Tea time is a very popular tradition in Britain, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t enjoy it too! It simply consists of well-brewed tea, simple small sandwiches, light desserts, and, of course, warm, fluffy scones! Today I’ll show you my favorite scone recipe and my favorite pairing for them, clotted cream!

Ingredients:

For the scones…

·      2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading

·      2 tsp baking powder

·      1 tbsp sugar

·      ½ tsp salt

·      6 tbsp cold butter, cut into very small chunks

·      2 eggs, beaten

·      ½ cup heavy cream (I’ve found in a lot of cases besides whipping that half-and-half and whole milk make good substitutes for heavy cream, in case you don’t have it)

·      ½ tsp vanilla

For the clotted cream…

·      6 oz cream cheese, softened

·      ½ up sour cream

·      2 tbsp powdered sugar

To make the scones…

Preheat the oven to 400ºF and grease a baking tray. Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Work in the butter with a stand mixer or food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the beaten eggs, cream/milk, and vanilla, and stir until combined. Sprinkle your workspace with flour and knead the dough on it until not too sticky and smooth. Roll the dough flat to about ¾-inch and cut into whatever shapes you want. Put the pieces on the baking tray and bake for 8-10 minutes.

To make the clotted cream…

Whisk the cream cheese until smooth and shiny, then stir in the sour cream and powdered sugar. Refrigerate until ready to use.