Every now and again people send me Happiness type recipes. I have tried a couple of them but mostly have filed them in a safe place with vague thoughts for a Happiness Cookbook at some stage. When I received this one the other day I was charmed.... and had to send it on to you straight away. I haven't tried it but just look at the list of ingredients.
Happy Scones
230 grams of self-raising flour
75 grams of butter
50 grams of sugar
1 egg of a happy chicken
2 tbsps of milk or buttermilk
2 tsps of mixed spice (cinnamon, cloves etc)
dried cranberries
pinch of salt
This is how you make the Happy Scones:
Preheat the oven at 220° C.
Put the flour and pinch of salt in a bowl, together with the mixed spices and rub the butter into the mixture until you have a breadcrumb consistency. Add the sugar. Beat the egg with the milk and add this to the dry mixture together with the cranberries and bring together until the moisture is absorbed. Make into dough with your hands. If the dough is a bit dry, add a little bit more milk. Roll out the dough into a circle. It should be approx. 2.5 cm thick. Cut out the scones with a cookie cutter or a glass. Place on a baking tray and brush with a little milk and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. They have to be well risen and light brown. Leave them to cool on a wire rack. Serve with thick cream, butter and homemade cranberries and port jam.
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