Plain lemonade scones

Feeds aprox. 12-15

Cooking time 15-20 mins / batch

Ingredients

4 cups of self raising flour

300ml carton of pouring cream or 200 ml UHT

300ml of plain lemonade or 350ml if using UHT

Directions

Place flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre, pour in the cream and using the empty cream container as a guide fill to the crease in the carton with lemonade and pour in with the cream.

Mix ingredients together with a butter knife until just combined to make soft and fluffy dough.

Turn out onto a floured board and gently press together and pat down to form a 2-3 cm disk of dough then with a scone cutter or sharp knife cut the dough into the desired shapes and place on an oiled baking tray.

Place the tray into a hot oven on a high trivet with coals scraped to the edges and cook for 10 minutes, scrape coals to the middle and cook for further 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with jam and cream for morning or afternoon tea.