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How to style yourself slimmer in 12 easy…. I decide to make another batch of the Leiths scones as a test, substituting 00 flour and baking powder for the self-raising flour in the original recipe. The problem is that sub-standard scones can be disappointing indeed — dense little curling stones barely worth the effort of buttering — yet without our support, the brave wee thing is in danger of extinction. Gluten-free pineapple upside down pudding May 19, Topics Baking Word of Mouth blog. Order by newest oldest recommendations. How to grow a vegetable and herb garden….
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On a floured board, roll out to a thickness of 1. Place on the prepared trays and bake for minutes until lightly golden and well risen. Remove from the oven and lift on to a wire rack to cool.
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They rose well, had a beautifully light texture, and, with the addition of just a pinch of sugar, suit my sober tastes perfectly. Those of a more decadent bent would do well to try Rachel Allen's version: The secret, I think, whatever your preference, is not to skimp on the raising agent self-raising flour alone doesn't seem to do the job , to work the mixture as little as possible — and make sure you don't roll it too thinly before cutting.
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Topics Baking Word of Mouth blog. Order by newest oldest recommendations. Show 25 25 50 All. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. I make them all in exactly the same fashion: Several pleasant hours later, I have 24 scones cooling on a rack, as cute as baked buttons you can see a picture of each of the results in this gallery. The Sophie Grigson buttermilk scones have an almost grainy appearance, while Marcus's and Rachel's are a deep golden colour, presumably thanks to the eggs in their recipes. Refusing to be distracted by frivolous details, I break out the tape measure.
Towering magnificently above the rest by a good couple of millimetres are the scones of the fragrant Rachel Allen bicarb and cream of tartar. Not far behind are Marcus Wareing's self-raising flour and baking powder , followed by Sophie Grigson's bicarb , and lastly, looking slightly stumpy, are the self-raising flour scones from Leiths. There's only half a centimetre between these and the winners, but in scone terms, that makes them a failure. This gets me wondering about the role of the other ingredients.
Rachel's recipe also called for the Italian 00 flour also recommended by master-baker Dan Lepard — could that have been responsible for their feather-light texture?
I decide to make another batch of the Leiths scones as a test, substituting 00 flour and baking powder for the self-raising flour in the original recipe. The results are more impressive than the initial batch, but not as tall as Rachel's, which suggests to me it's the combination of raising agents bicarb and cream of tartar and extra-fine flour which has made the difference here. Having enjoyed many a decent fruited number in their various tearooms over the years, I can't pass over the National Trust's Traditional Teatime Recipes book , although I'm surprised to find it calling for lard as well as butter.
I know pig fat makes a beautiful, flaky pastry, but it seems an odd ingredient in something more bready like a scone.
They're lovely though — as the author, Jane Pettigrew points out, "despite containing no eggs, this recipes makes light, well-risen scones": In the course of my research, I've come across several other claims regarding the ultimate scone: So, in the course of my baking marathon, I split all the batches in half. With some, I stop meddling the minute they come together into a dough, while the remainder enjoy an extra five minutes of kneading. I pat a few gently into shape, and merrily roll the rest.
With the help of my trusty tape measure, the tallest top 3cm and the smallest are half that height. I even make valiant efforts to stop twisting the cutter, which turns out to be harder than it sounds. In every single case, the overworked dough produces a denser, less well-risen result, and the scones that started off flatter remain so. Those which have been freed from the tyranny of the rolling pin are perhaps slightly better risen in general, but have a wild, unruly look, while the batches that have benefited from a more careful use of the cutter are all slightly lop-sided — thanks to the fact that I had to push the dough out using my fingers.