Variations of sweet scones

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 250 g flour (type 405 or 550)
• 1 packet of baking powder (cream of tartar)
• 75 g butter
• 1 egg(s)
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 100 ml milk, possibly 125 ml
• possibly milk, condensed milk or beaten egg, for brushing

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Make a crumbly dough from the first three ingredients (similar to the consistency of crumbs). Whisk the egg, sugar, and milk and add to the dough, kneading thoroughly. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 200°C. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1-2 cm and cut out cookies using a sherry glass or similar. Brush with milk, condensed milk, beaten egg, or something similar if you want a shiny surface. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Makes 8-10 scones. In England, these scones are traditionally eaten for afternoon tea with jam and clotted cream (55% fat content). Why cream of tartar? It is phosphate-free and gives scones their distinctive flavor. Instead of butter, you can also use shortening or vegetable shortening, which is simply the general term for shortening. Variations: Swap milk for buttermilk; Replace half of the milk with sparkling water; omit the sugar and use lemonade instead; add 75g raisins; add 75g finely chopped dried apricots; add 75g finely chopped dried dates.