About our buttermilk scones recipe
When you want a treat for a scrumptious afternoon tea, this is the scone recipe to bake! It's flavoursome, light, and just the right partner for summer strawberries.
If you're looking for a dairy-free buttermilk alternative or you don't have any buttermilk to hand, our buttermilk substitutes are perfect for switching out to help you create the perfect buttermilk scones.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan, gas mark 6). Grease and flour a baking sheet.
Step 2:
Sift together the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs, then stir in the sugar.
Step 3:
Add the buttermilk and egg and combine together. Knead the dough briefly to even out the texture.
Step 4:
Using a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough on a floured surface to a depth of approximately 1cm thick. Use a floured 5 cm cutter to cut out 12 scones, re-rolling the dough if necessary. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Step 5:
Cool on a wire rack. Serve cold or warm with sliced strawberries and cream.
Ingredients
- 200g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 Salt
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 50g Butter (unsalted) (chilled, diced)
- 2 tbsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 50ml Buttermilk (plus extra for glazing)
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) (beaten)
- Strawberries (to serve)
- Clotted cream (to serve)
- 200g Allinson's Plain White Flour
Recipe Reviews
Replaced baking soda with baking powder and were perfect! I think they got the 2 mixed up in the recipe!
Used self raising instead of soda and plain flour. Much better!
I made these scones but there was a taste of soda in them. Maybe reduce it to half Spon?
Didn't really like 5hese, could taste the baking soda and they didn't rise very much, wont use it again 😕
Just made the scones absolutely delicious
Ingredients
- 200g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 Salt
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 50g Butter (unsalted) (chilled, diced)
- 2 tbsp Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 50ml Buttermilk (plus extra for glazing)
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) (beaten)
- Strawberries (to serve)
- Clotted cream (to serve)
- 200g Allinson's Plain White Flour