Apr 16, 2018
Scones are awesome.Light and fluffy insides. Crunchygoldentops.Servedwarm.Dripping in Butter.OMGcurrently drooling.SoYUM!
But,thanks to the gazillion sconerecipes on the world wideweb.Scones.
Wellscones,gotcomplicated…
Add lemonade.No buttermilk.The secret ingredient isunicorn dust with a pinch of glitter. Okay,soI made thatlastone up.But,youget thepicture?
But people. I havegood news! Delicious butteryscones don’t need to be complicated.
Thesebeauties?Just3 simpleingredients.–self raisingflour, butter and milk.They’re lightandfluffy, butcrunchy where they need to be.Totally sugar free. Amazingly easy.And best of all. Incredibly delicious!!
It wastheway my Mum always madethem.And Mums*always*knows best, right?
Save this one for later guys. Because itis the only simplesconerecipe that you’ll ever need.And, if you trythemout, I’d love to know what youthink.
★★★★★ 5 from 7 reviews
- Author: Rani - You Totally Got This.
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 15 scones 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Australian
Description
Light and fluffy insides. Crunchygoldentops. This 3 ingredient super simple scone recipe is the only scone recipe you will ever need
Ingredients
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- 3 cups ofself-raisingflour
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Place the flour and butter in a mixing bowl and then useyourfingertips to rub the flour and butter together until the mixtureforms fine breadcrumbs.
- Make a well in the centre of the mixture and add 1 cup of milk. Mixuntil the mixture forms a soft dough, adding an extra dash of milk if the mixture is dry.
- Lightly flouryourbench top. Transfer the dough to the floured surface and knead until smooth.Pat the dough down with the palm of your handuntilit’sabout 2cm thick. Use a round cutter or a glass to cut outscones. If there is dough leftover, pull it together and repeat the process. You should end up with 15scones.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutesuntilthescones have risen and the tops are golden. Transfer to a wirerack. Serve warm.
Notes
- Scones are traditionally served with jam and cream. If you’re looking for a sugar free alternative try making chia jam. It’s so easy and totallydelicious. The recipe I use is from Ali atGimme Some Oven. I prefer fructose free sweeteners, so I switch out the honey/maple syrup for rice malt syrup.
- Pimpyo’scones. Try adding cheese and herbs for a tasty savoury snack, or something sweet like dried fruit or even chocolate for a sneaky treat.
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Bee on July 15, 2019 at 4:50 am
Superb and so easy!
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on July 17, 2019 at 1:05 pm
Thank you so much Bee. It’s the exact recipe my Mum has always used to make scones. And you know what they say…mothers always know best.
Really appreciate you stopping by to leave a comment.
Rani x
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Jessica on December 11, 2022 at 12:56 am
Is the butter melted, or softened or what?
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on December 11, 2022 at 11:04 am
Hey there Jessica
The butter can go straight into the mixing bowl without being melted or softened (in fact the recipe won’t work if the butter is melted). Because you use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour the warmth of your hands softens the butter pretty quickly – if you start with room temperature butter this process will be a bit quicker.
Thanks so much for your question.
Rani xReply
Weli on June 17, 2023 at 11:25 pm
Best scone recipe EVER! Thank you!!!
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on July 5, 2023 at 4:54 pm
You are SO welcome! It always makes my heart full when readers tell me they love this recipe, because it is such a family favourite. Thank you so much for stopping by. Rani x
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JoAnne on July 21, 2019 at 1:48 pm
How long do you have to bake at the 200 degree mark? My scones have been baking for almost 40 minutes and they haven’t browned or raised. So I turned the oven up to 350 do I’ll see how that works.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on July 21, 2019 at 2:09 pm
Hi Joanne. I’m Australian so the temperature for the recipe is in Celsius. I’m so sorry if this wasn’t clear. I’ve juts done the conversion and 200C is the equivalent of about 390F. They scones only need 15 to 20 minutes in the oven at this temperature. Good luck! Rani x
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Laura on March 1, 2021 at 3:46 am
This recipe worked so well, and I am someone who usually fails at anything baked! I replaced the milk and butter with dairy free versions and it worked brilliantly, thanks so much xx
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on March 14, 2021 at 9:01 am
Yay! That’s awesome Laura. Thank you so much for the feedback. I am so glad they worked just as well with dairy-free alternatives. Here’s to many more scones in your future!
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Rowena on November 11, 2019 at 1:31 am
I tried,but it didn’t totally raised and became too hard after taking out from the oven:( ,how long should I knead it? Thinking that’s maybe the problem why it didn’t raise at all.Thanks!Appreciate your immediate reply.
RowenaThanks
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on November 11, 2019 at 8:31 am
Hi Rowena. Firstly, I am so sorry to hear that your scones didn’t rise. Let’s try and work this out. I generally knead the dough for 3-4minutes until the dough becomes just smooth. Also the temperature in this recipe is in Celsius (I’m from Australia) rather than Fahrenheit. This caused some confusion for another one of my readers. The only other thing I can think of is the type of flour (I recommend self raising which has the rising agent pre-added)rather than plain flour. I hope that helps. Again, I’m so sorry your scones didn’t work out. I wish I could bake a batch for you. Rani x
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Steve on January 23, 2020 at 9:16 am
Fantastic recipe, Rani.
Absolutely delisicious.
I tried the recipe out using the new oven.
Hunky dory. Perfect.
Taste tested by the family, served with fresh homemade whipped cream and strawberry jam.
Thumbs up all round.
Excellent!
A whole lot more to be made. Together with clotted cream.★★★★★
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on January 23, 2020 at 8:42 pm
Thank you SO much! It makes me so happy to hear that you enjoyed these with your family. This was my Mum’s recipe and I have so many happy memories of sharing these scones with my family too. I hope you enjoy many more. Rani
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Andreea on April 2, 2020 at 3:31 am
Hi, do you have the recipe also in grams/ml?
I really want to try it.
Thank you very much.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on May 10, 2020 at 9:01 am
Hi Andreea, Firstly I am so sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I have put thee ingredients into an online converter and this is what it shows for grams/ml:
375g self-raising flour
75g butter
250ml milkUnfortunately, I haven’t tested the recipe using these measurements. If the mixture seems to wet add some extra flour or to dry some extra milk. I hope that helps!
RaniReply
Becky on April 25, 2020 at 7:40 pm
Super easy and tasted great! Such a good simple recipe with ingredients that you mostly have in the pantry. Didn’t take long to make either
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on April 25, 2020 at 8:25 pm
Thank you SO much for taking the time to let me know that you loved the scones. It’s one of my favourite recipes too. In fact, I think you’ve inspired me to make some tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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John Waters on May 21, 2020 at 6:50 pm
In your recipe you mention 3 cups of flour / 1/3 cup butter .
What amount is a CUP
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on May 21, 2020 at 7:01 pm
Hi John. Thank you, that’s a great question. Its a reference to a measuring cup. I’m in Australia so it’s a metric measuring cup which is 250ml. I hope that helps. Best Regards Rani
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Valerie Bolton on October 4, 2021 at 12:03 am
Definitely my go to scone recipe.. I love 3 ingredient recipes, always seems to work.. Thank you for sharing..
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on October 16, 2021 at 11:04 am
You are so welcome Valerie. I really appreciate you taking the time too leave a comment. It was originally my Mum’s scone recipe, and to think that it’s now the go to in other families is so heart warming. Thank you!
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Wendy on May 31, 2020 at 9:43 am
These are so easy and not fussy to make so easy to make the real think.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on June 1, 2020 at 7:34 pm
I am so glad to hear that. It’s one of my family’s favourite recipes handed down from my Mum. Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed the recipe. Rani x
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Arline on July 13, 2020 at 10:51 am
Awesome and simple recipe, thanks!!
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on July 13, 2020 at 1:47 pm
Thank you SO much! It’s an old family recipe, so it makes me so happy to hear that you think it’s awesome too.
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Christin on February 22, 2023 at 2:08 pm
Ehat is the cream recipe?
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on February 23, 2023 at 7:44 am
Hi Christian – thanks for visiting YTGT. I don’t have an actual recipe for the cream, but it’s super easy. Just start with some heavy whipping cream in a bowl and blend with a hand mixer until it forms stiff peaks. You can add some maple syrup or vanilla to the cream before you blend if you’d like a sweeter taste. Enjoy your scones!
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lorraine on August 30, 2020 at 3:23 pm
will this work for savoury scones? 375 g S.R.flour, 75 grams rendered beef or lamb dripping, 1 Tab spoon powdered milk, 1 cup soda water. Salt.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on August 31, 2020 at 9:27 am
Hi Lorraine
Thanks so much for stopping by. Unfortunately, it’s hard for me to say, as I have never cooked scones using those ingredients. But, it does sound like you have all the right elements to make a scone. Good luck! RaniReply
Sue on June 11, 2022 at 3:12 am
About what diameter round biscuit cutter is used??
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on September 6, 2022 at 10:32 am
A 3-inch biscuit cutter will do the trick!
Thanks for stopping by.
Rani xReply
Lea on March 27, 2023 at 4:34 am
I have loved scones ever since my husband was stationed there while in the US military. But never learned how to make them. Does the flour need to be sifted. and are the measurements you give the same as US measurements? Looking forward to giving this a try.
Thank you for South Carolina.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on March 27, 2023 at 6:32 pm
Hi Lea! So glad you found us, all the way in South Carolina. The good news. There’s no need to sift the flour. You probably could if you wanted too, but I never do and the scones turn out just fine. Unfortunately the measurements in the recipe do use Australian cups and measuring spoons. But hopefully this website will help with the conversion: https://recipeland.com/how-to/australian-cooking-measurements-142
I hope you enjoy your scones. They are definitely a family favourite of ours.
RaniReply
Elaine on May 22, 2023 at 9:18 am
These were very good. However, to be fair, if you used self-rising flour it contains baking soda or powder and salt to make it rise. So really, it’s a 5 ingredient recipe. Still good.
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on July 5, 2023 at 4:53 pm
Thank you for your feedback. So glad you enjoyed the scones Elaine.
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Lornie on September 30, 2023 at 9:41 am
This is America we use Fahrenheit not centigrade
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Rani - You Totally Got This. on December 1, 2023 at 9:02 pm
Hi Lornie
Thank you for checking out You Totally Got This. We are actually based in Australia, that’s why the recipes are in centigrade. Having said that I want to make it as easy as possible for anyone around the world to cook my recipes, so will try to provide the fahernheit conversion in future recipes. Thanks for the feedback. Rani x
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