Rich Scones

1. 1

   Cut the cold butter into small cubes.

2. 2

   Sift and combine the ingredients into a bowl.

3. 3

   Add the sugar and salt and mix a little.

4. 4

   Add the butter from Step 1.

5. 5

   Use your fingers to mix the butter and flour mixture until smooth.

6. 6

   Add the milk and heavy cream.

7. 7

   Mix well with a scraper to blend in the liquid with the mixture from Step 3.

8. 8

   If it's difficult to mix, you can use your hands to press the dough to mix together.

9. 9

   Bring the dough together on a sheet of cling film.

10. 10

    Wrap with the cling film and let cool in the fridge for about 1 hour.

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    When the dough has cooled, roll it out with to a thickness of 1 cm.

12. 12

    Fold the dough into thirds.

13. 13

    Turn it 90 and repeat this folding step two more times.

14. 14

    (3 times in total.)

15. 15

    Once you have done the folding step 3 times, wrap in the cling film again and transfer to the fridge.

16. 16

    Leave the dough in the fridge to rest for 1~2 days.

17. 17

    (At least for 1 day.)

18. 18

    Roll the dough out to a thickness of 2 cm and use a round mold of about 5 to 6 cm to cut out the shapes.

19. 19

    Place on a baking tray and brush milk (not listed) on the surface.

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    Preheat the oven to 200C, then lower to 190C and bake for about 25 minutes.

21. 21

    They are done .

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    They are sweet enough and delicious as they are, but if you eat with maple syrup, they are incredibly tasty.

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    These are my usual scones.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.