I’ve made scones a lot, but somehow I’ve never made plain scones. What better place to start than a recipe from Max Miller that’s similar to ones used around 1915. We also decided to make the clotted cream too just for the fun of it.

Before I talk about the scone recipe I’ll start with the clotted cream since we made it first. This is super easy as it’s basically just a quart of cream that’s baked on a low temperature all day. We opted not to use the rose water or sugar and used the kind recommended in the video from Sprouts since it’s not ultra-pasteurized. Pour this into a baking dish and bake on 175 for 12 hours. After it’s baked then you’ll want to let it come to room temperature before popping it into the fridge for another 12 hours. After it’s gone through this whole process you’ll gently pry away the top to reveal the skim milk at the bottom and drain it out. Then you’ll put the top part (the actual clotted cream) in a bowl. Save the milk as you can use this in the scones!

When it comes time to make the scones you’ll mix together the flour with the butter. Add the sugar, baking powder, and then add two eggs. Then you’ll add 3/4 cup of the milk that you got from the clotted cream (or just regular milk if you didn’t make the clotted cream) and mix it together. If it’s too dry then you can add more milk but you might not need it all. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently fold the dough (you don’t want to knead it otherwise it’ll become too tough). You’ll flatten the dough, roll it into a disc, and then get that to about 1 inch thick. We went with circles for our scones and brushed the tops with the remaining egg before baking.

These turned out beautiful! They also tasted delicious both by themselves and with the clotted cream and some strawberry jam. We had a nice Earl Gray tea with ours and it was perfect! Honestly both of these recipes are super easy (maybe a little time consuming for the clotted cream) but totally worth it!

Baking Ease	10
Time Spent	10
Taste	10
Visual	10

Recipe Used: Max Miller (Scones) (Clotted Cream)