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Measure out the floury ingredients.
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Mix the milk and eggs together.
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Cut the butter into 1cm cubes.
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If the room temperature is high, put it in the fridge.
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Mix the floury ingredients in a bowl.
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Add the butter and mix the dough by hand until it becomes crumbly.
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Add the milk and egg mixture.
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Mix by fork or by hand.
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Add more milk if the dough is too dry.
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If you add to much milk, add some more flour.
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Bring it together like this.
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It shouldn't feel watery when you touch it.
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Start to preheat the oven to 180C now.
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Dust a board with flour, cut the dough into four pieces with a knife, then bring together each piece individually.
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Push and cut by hand or with a rolling pin as many times as you like.
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About 2 or 3 times will do.
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Next, roll out the dough to a 1.5 cm thickness.
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You can do this by hand if you don't have a rolling pin.
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I used a cheap round cutter, but you can use a square or triangle one if you like.
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Bake for 25 minutes at 180C.
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Leave some of the milk and egg mixture and brush it on the surface of the scones with a spoon for the glaze.
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I just bake until I see the scones change to a golden color.