Best Recipe for Traditional Aussie Scones?

Question

I need to find the best recipe for the great aussie scones, just the plain ones, no choc chip or pumpkin,etc. My boyfriends British and wants to try aussie style scones!

Answer 1

The easiest way that i make them is
1 x 300ml bottle of cream
enough self raising flour to make the mixture firm but a little sticky
place on a floured bench top and cut out with a glass or a scone cutter. Place in a 200 c oven till they look and smell cooked .
Serve with butter or jam and whipped cream.

Answer 2

You're in luck! This is an authentic Scottish recipe, passed on by a friend... BASIC CREAM SCONES 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 Tbs sugar 1/2 tsp salt 4 Tbs butter (not too soft) 2 eggs 1/2 cup cream 1/2 - 3/4 cup of mixins (stuff that you like in your scones: raisins, dried chopped apricots, chunks of chocolate, poppy seeds, nuts, etc.) Preheat oven to 450F. In a large bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt until they are thoroughly mixed. This is one of the secrets to good scones. Take the butter out of the refrigerator only about an hour before you start. You don't want the butter too soft. Save the butter wrapper to grease the baking sheet. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until you can't see any lumps. The mixture should look like fine sand. Add your mixins at this point and stir well. In a separate bowl beat the eggs and cream together until the mixture is uniform in color. Add the liquid to the large bowl; mix well with a fork or large spoon. Stir up the bottom as the flour likes to hide there. If things are going well the mixture should not be sticky. If it is very sticky add a few tablespoons of flour at a time and mix until the dough comes together as a ball. When the ball is ready you can roll it on a floured board and cut the scones into whatever shape you want. An easy way is to push the ball into an old pie plate, Cut into eight sections and place these on a cookie sheet about 1/4 inch apart (another secret to good scones - they rise better when they are close together). Bake in the top third of the oven for about 12 minutes. When the tops begin to brown they should be done. If you have multiple baking sheets in the oven at the same time, switch their positions after about 6 minutes so that they bake evenly. You can double or triple this recipe without problems. For multiple batches, cut the ball into several pieces and add different mixins to each. It is not as easy to get a nice even mixture when adding the mixins after you make the dough ball, but it is the way to go if you are making several different batches at the same time. Enjoy!

Answer 3

The traditional way (before measuring cups were invented) is as follows:

Take whatever self raising flour you have (if you haven't any then use plain flour with a pinch of yeast).
Add butter and a pinch of salt until the flour is crumbly.
Add water until it is mushy (like pizza dough).
Cut into scone size blocks and brush the tops with milk.
Put in a hot oven (scones were invented before temperature gauges)
Take them out of oven when they're done -you can open the oven to look at it as often as you like - it's not a soufle.

Answer 4

The most important thing about Aussie Scones is you have to bake them in Australia.

Answer 5

Are you looking for Australian damper recipes?
Try these websites, recipezaar.com or allrecipes.com and type damper / australian damper (and not scones) in the search box.

Damper :
525 g self-raising flour (plus extra for top of bread)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons caster sugar (superfine)
40 g butter
125 ml milk (plus extra for top of bread)
310 ml water (approximately)
Pre-heat oven to 375F / 190C /gas mark 4.
Sift flour, salt and sugar into a large bowl, rub in the butter.
Stir in milk and enough water to mix to a sticky dough.
Turn dough onto a floured surface, knead until just smooth.
Place dough onto a greased baking tray and press into a 16cm round.
Cut a cross in the dough, about 1cm deep; brush with a little extra milk then sprinkle with a little extra flour; bake for about 45 minutes; lift onto a wire rack to cool.

Answer 6

Actually, I find that the Harry and David mixes are great, and they are so simple.. You can get them in many flavors at harryanddavid.com.

Answer 7

brazil nut cookies

Answer 8

missy: let the expert chef tell you this easy recipe
see http://www.dc.kitchens.simple.aussiescones/recipe.com