Super Savoury Scones

Equipment
Mixing bowl, sieve, cutlery, baking tray, grater, sharp knife, flour dredger, scone cutter, rolling pin, pastry brush, wire tray

Ingredients:

150g self-raising flour

75g Wholemeal flour

½ tsp salt

1tsp caster sugar

50g butter

1 egg

6-8 tbsp milk

25g grated cheddar cheese

6 sundried tomatoes

Method:

1.  Preheat oven 190° / Gas mark 5

2.  Lightly flour baking tin

3.  Mix egg & milk together in a jug

4.  Finely chop sundried tomatoes

5.  Sieve flour & salt into a large bowl

6.  Add wholemeal flour & sugar to flour mix

7.  Using the tips of your fingers rub the fat into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs

8.  Mix in the grated cheese & chopped tomatoes

9.  Make a well in the centre of this dry mixture add almost all the egg mix until the mixture forms a soft dough (use a round bladed knife)

10. Knead lightly with a little flour & roll to a 2cm thickness

11. Using a round cutter stamp out the scones & carefully place on the baking tin

12. Glaze with the remaining egg mix and bake for 15-20mins until golden brown

13. Remove and cool on a wire tray

Sweet Berry Scones

Ingredients:

Equipment
Mixing bowl, sieve, cutlery, baking tray, grater, sharp knife, flour dredger, scone cutter, rolling pin, pastry brush, wire tray

225g self-raising flour

½ tsp salt

25g caster sugar

pinch of cinnamon

50g butter

1 egg

6-8 tbsp milk

100g fresh or dried fruit (eg. Sultanas, raisins, blackberries, cranberries, blueberries)

Method:

1.Preheat oven 190° / Gas mark 5

2.  Lightly flour baking tin

3.  Mix egg & milk together in a jug

4.  Finely chop sundried tomatoes

5.  Sieve flour, cinnamon & salt into a large bowl

6.  Using the tips of your fingers rub the fat into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs

7.  Mix in the sugar & fruit

8.  Make a well in the centre of this dry mixture add almost all the egg mix until the mixture forms a soft dough (use a round bladed knife)

10. Knead lightly with a little flour & roll to a 2cm thickness

11. Using a round cutter stamp out the scones & carefully place on the baking tin

12. Glaze with the remaining egg mix and bake for 15-20mins until golden brown

13. Remove and cool on a wire tray

Yoghurt Muffins

Ingredients:

Equipment
Mixing bowl, cutlery, muffin tin, grater, pastry brush, wire tray

125ml plain yoghurt

125ml vegetable oil

175g self-raising flour

175g caster sugar

3 eggs

1 lemon or orange

pinch salt

Method:

1.  Preheat oven 170°C / Gas mark 4

2.  Grease tins or fill with muffin cases

3.  Wash and remove the zest from the lemon

4.  Stir all the ingredients into the bowl and mix thoroughly together

5.  Spoon the mixture into the tins (Do not overfill)

6.  Bake for 15mins until brown

7.  Remove from tin and cool on a wire tray

Caramel Slices

Ingredients:

Shortbread base:

300g self-raising flour

175g butter

50g sugar

Caramel:

1 tin condensed milk

100g butter

2 tbsp golden syrup

100g brown sugar

Topping:

150g chocolate

Method:

1.  Pre-heat oven to 170°C / Gas mark 4

2.  Shortbread base:

Rub butter into flour until it resembles breadcrumbs

Add sugar

Tip this mixture into a swissrol tin and press down using the back of a metal spoon

Cook for 20-25 mins in the oven until and allow to cool in tin

3.  Caramel:

Put butter, golden syrup, sugar & condensed milk into a saucepan and heat (stir all the time)

When mixture starts to bubble time for 8-10 mins stirring to prevent burning

4.  Assemble:

When caramel is of a pouring consistency pour it over the shortbread base

Allow the caramel to cool

Melt the chocolate

Spread the chocolate over the cool caramel and allow to set