Scones

Mum: Hari ni nak try resipi apa?

Me: Hmmm... ingat nak try buat cream puffs (recently tasted cream puffs from Ritz Bakery and since then I haven't been able to get it out of my mind! Sedap!)

Mum: oo...uummm... tau dak buat Scones? Kalau buat scones, ok gak..
(Mum senyum penuh makna).

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SCONES? Macamana nak buat something yang sebelum ni I tak pernah minat nak try makan pun, eh? I pun tak tau kenapa I tak minat sangat dekat si-Scones ni.. agaknya pasal rupanya yang nampak ... eermm... how to say, aa? ... tak cantik, kot ??

So to decide which recipe to do, kita consider fakta-fakta penting dahulu!

No. 1 - Kalau buat cream puffs, for sure I'm gonna stuff myself with it coz it's my favourite dessert. Tambahan pulak, sendiri yang buat! (cewah!! menjadi tak menjadi, belum tentu lagi tu!).

No. 2 - Kalau buat Scones, I tak makan pun tak per. Orang lain yang habiskan. At least, I got to try something new.

OK!

It's SCONES then ...

..... served with butter and small bottles of different flavoured jams.


RECIPE:
2 cups (260 grams) self raising flour
1/4 cup (50 grams) castor sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
75 grams cold salted (tersilap beli) butter, cut into pieces
1 large egg lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (120 ml) milk

METHOD:

Preheat oven 200C with baking tray inside for 15 mins.

Sift together flour and baking powder. I omitted 1/4 teaspoon salt coz I dah tersilap beli butter. (ahaks! belum apa-apa, dah silap dulu).

Add chopped chilled butter. Mix lightly with fingers until mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Add sugar and sultanas.

Beat one egg lightly into milk. Add vanilla essence.

Make a well in the dry mix. Add the liquid, combine it quickly with a fork, then add the other half. Leave few spoons of liquid to brush on dough later.

Dough seemed pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto work surface, tip the dough out, rub a little flour on hands and fold the dough over 2-3 times only. Pat into a round shape of about 4cm deep.

Tips: smooth-edged cutters supposed to cut more cleanly and give a better rise.

Dip cutter into some flour and cut out dough. Brush the tops with the milk liquid, and carefully place onto the hot baking tray lined with baking paper. (I dipped the top, instead of brushing the liquid. Haha.. betapa beraninya saya!)

Bake for 10-12mins until risen and golden on the top.

Note: I watched more than 10 different YouTube videos to learn how to make Scones. From there, I collected their recipes and read remarks/comments from people who have tried those recipes. The above is a guesswork combination I bravely put together untuk dapatkan Scones yang "flaky" and "crunchy" on the outside but slightly soft on the inside (that's the description given by my Mum about how a Scone should be).


Kuuuusss semangat!.. Nasib baik nampaknya macam orait jer Scones ciptaanku. Tapi, the taste?

... ntah la ... jap panggil Mak...

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Me: Ok, Mum. Mai makan, scones dan siap.

Mum: Eh! Mana cream dia? Masa Mak makan hari tu, they served scones dengan butter, jam and cream. Ni butter and jam saja ka?

... pulak dah! ...