Majestic scones with Clotted Cream

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 10
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the jam
  • 7-10 Tbsp for 4 glasses (each approx. 300 ml)
  • 500 g frozen strawberries
  • 500 g frozen raspberries
  • 500 g Gelling sugar (2 : 1)
  • 1 package Vanilla sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Juice of 1 lemon
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the scones
  • 85 ml cold buttermilk
  • 1 Egg (Gr. M)
  • 250 g Flour
  • 2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder
  • 1⁄2 Tsp Baking soda
  • 50 g demerara sugar
  • 1⁄4 Tsp Salt
  • 125 g cold butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Flour
  • baking paper
  • 7-10 Tbsp For the cream
  • 50 ml Orange juice
  • 1 jar (170 g) Clotted cream or cream double
  • 1 package Vanilla sugar

Directions

  1. 1

    For the jam, boil up frozen fruits, jam sugar, vanilla sugar and lemon juice in a large pot while stirring. Boil for about 4 minutes while stirring continuously. Immediately fill up to the brim into clean twist-off jars (empty gherkin or jam jars that have been boiled off for about 1 minute beforehand).

  2. 2

    Seal and place on the lid for about 5 minutes. Turn over again and let it cool down.

  3. 3

    Preheat the oven for the scones (electric oven: 200 °C/circulating air: 180 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Line a tray with baking paper. Prepare all ingredients weighed and cut. Knead the dough and form into scones.

  4. 4

    Bake in a hot oven for about 12 minutes. Remove and let cool on the cake rack.

  5. 5

    For the cream, stir orange juice, clotted cream and vanilla sugar with whisks until smooth. Cut the scones in half horizontally. Spread the undersides with approx. 1 tbsp. cream and jam each. Place the topsides on top.

  6. 6

    Rest Jam keeps dark and cool stored 3-6 months.