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Those look more like English rock cakes, whilst "biscuits" look more like scones
I'm of the scone=john school if anyone's still checking
Kathryn, did you make plain or go fancy with raisins or grated cheese in the mix?
I made them plain this time, but people writing the reviews gave lots of great ideas about what can be added to them.
I enjoy making them in triangles, and I make them smallish. I've never tasted a scone, in the UK or in the US, that wasn't slightly, slightly sweet (ones with fruit in them were a bit sweeter). In the southern US, biscuits (as we call them - bread in other words, not cookies) are not typically sweet at ALL. So in that regard, scones definitely differ from biscuits or rolls in the US.
When I was in the UK, scones LOOKED like US biscuits and had a similar texture, but didn't taste like them. Definitely sweeter and a bit more crumbly.
But I like both!
Are UK scones always round or are they sometimes triangular? They're triangular over here.
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I've always made them round, we would either use a wavy edged cutter or a tea cup for the size
Interesting. I went on the BBC food site and found that most of them are round. However, this recipe distinctly states to cut them in triangular wedges. BBC - Food - Recipes : Rich scones
But maybe that's "American style!" LOL who knows? Certainly not me. I had never even heard of scones till a few years ago when the evil Starbucks started carrying them.
I made them plain this time, but people writing the reviews gave lots of great ideas about what can be added to them.
I enjoy making them in triangles, and I make them smallish. I've never tasted a scone, in the UK or in the US, that wasn't slightly, slightly sweet (ones with fruit in them were a bit sweeter). In the southern US, biscuits (as we call them - bread in other words, not cookies) are not typically sweet at ALL. So in that regard, scones definitely differ from biscuits or rolls in the US.
When I was in the UK, scones LOOKED like US biscuits and had a similar texture, but didn't taste like them. Definitely sweeter and a bit more crumbly.
But I like both!
Are UK scones always round or are they sometimes triangular? They're triangular over here.
Well, this particular mix is DELICIOUS. Great reviews as well. I will definitely reorder it!
And to clarify, I'm sort of a snob about using all natural ingredients, cooking from scratch, etc but... I'm definitely making an exception in this case!
Probably so. I'll give it a try one day, I'm sure. I don't want to use the BBC recipes though, because the measurements and all that are not "in American." We don't measure ingredients by ounces or grams or whatever, we measure them by portions of a cup. So I really have no idea what 3 oz of sugar translates to!
This mix was amazing though - from the moment I opened the pantry to pull the box out, till I popped them in the oven, was less than five minutes and then it took only 12 minutes for them to bake. And I even sprinkled just a bit of raw sugar on top of them (I wanted a few sugar crystals for "effect" on top!) which was a (gasp) EXTRA step! I was truly amazed that they tasted good. Heck, they are better than good - they are delicious. Of course, the clotted cream makes the entire experience absolutely decadent.
So...next challenge is to find a "from scratch" recipe that's in American measurements but is authentically British. Hmmm...
Ah, that's cool! I mean, my quest is for AUTHENTIC scones after all.
These I made taste like the ones I had in Yorkshire - I think. I mean, they are tender and crumbly but soft on the inside and a little sweet. But I only had one scone there so my memory is rusty.
Ah, that's cool! I mean, my quest is for AUTHENTIC scones after all.
These I made taste like the ones I had in Yorkshire - I think. I mean, they are tender and crumbly but soft on the inside and a little sweet. But I only had one scone there so my memory is rusty.
I make them from scratch using 3 cups of S R Flour, 1 cup of milk 1 cup of cream OR yoghurt or 1/2 cream 1/2 yoghurt, and 1 cup grated cheese.
I make them from scratch using 3 cups of S R Flour, 1 cup of milk 1 cup of cream OR yoghurt or 1/2 cream 1/2 yoghurt, and 1 cup grated cheese.
Bake them at what temp for how long?
I like the idea of cheese scones.
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