Make the dough (by hand or using a food processor).
Making the Scones by Hand:
A – Mix the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
B – Cut the butter into tiny cubes and add the butter to the mixing bowl, and then mix with your (cold) hands for a couple of minutes to
incorporate the butter.
C – Then add the milk and mix with your hands
Making the Scones in a Food Processor:
A – Add the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder to a food processor and mix for a couple of seconds.
B – Then add the cold cubed butter and mix until the butter is crumbled in the flour.
C – Finally, add the milk while the food processor is mixing and stop mixing as soon as a ball of dough is formed.

Whether you did the dough by hand or in the food processor, now transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and roll out the dough to about 1-inch thickness (2.5 cm).

Cut the scones with a round shape (we used a 2-inch or 5-cm cutting shape).

Transfer the scones to a baking sheet (covered with baking paper) and brush them with egg wash (egg whisked with 1 tbsp of milk). You can also brush the top with melted butter, milk, or just beaten egg yolk.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Bake the scones for 12-14 minutes until risen (doubled in size and golden).

Serve with clotted cream and jam. In the UK, there’s a fierce debate on whether clotted cream or jam goes first (read more about it in the article). Which side are you on?