# Plain Scones

- Servings: 1 batch
- Cook time: 20 min
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 cup cake wheat flour, sifted
- 5 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 250 g margarine, grated, frozen
- 2 whole egg
- 1 1/2 cup sour milk
- 1 tsp vanilla essence

## Instructions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl.
2. Rub the grated frozen margarine into the dry flour mixture with your hands until combined.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour milk, and vanilla essence.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently combine using a wooden spoon, adding in two halves.
5. Turn the dough out onto a counter, and gently fold until the dough just comes together. Do not overwork.
6. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough to an even level surface.
7. Dip your scone cutter into dry flour to prevent sticking, and cut out the scones from the dough.
8. Brush the tops of the cut scones with milk.
9. Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.

## Equipment

- mixing bowl
- sieve
- wooden spoon
- rolling pin
- scone cutter
- pastry brush
- baking tray
- oven

## Tips

- You can substitute sour milk with buttermilk or regular milk.
- If you are allergic to bicarbonate of soda, you can skip it.
- You can brush the scones with egg instead of milk.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSbBJrQ8c/
- Creator: tsakani_khoza
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1e184ad3-4b8a-4e96-bf2a-0dca6de5d627
- Extracted: 2026-09-29

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