{"id":263,"slug":"basic-scones","title":"Basic Scones","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 cup (100 g) flour","1 tsp (5 g) baking powder","1 pinch salt","2 tbsp (30 g) butter","1 tbsp (15 g) granulated sugar","½ cup (125 ml) milk + extra milk for glazing"],"ingredients_norm":["flour","baking powder","salt","butter","granulated sugar","milk + extra milk for glazing"],"steps":["Preheat the oven to 450° F (225° C).","Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Rub in butter. Add sugar. Add the milk and mix with a knife until obtaining a soft, not sticky, dough.","Turn the dough on to a lightly floured board and knead it quickly until it is smooth.","Roll out the dough to about ½ inch (12 mm) thickness. Cut 16 rounds with a 2-inch fluted cookie cutter and transfer them to a buttered cookie sheet. Brush the tops with milk.","Bake towards top of the hot oven for 8–10 minutes or until well risen and golden brown.","Cool on a wire rack.","Serve tea scones with butter, whipped cream, and jam."],"categories":["Baking recipes","Recipes for dessert","Recipes for scones","Recipes using butter","Recipes using baking powder","Recipes using granulated sugar","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes using cow milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Basic_Scones","source_ref":"4523331","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Basic_Scones&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"6c606a85f5c4c61c2244d1596a05ce9f070e6da3ade72ff6707a4a378689b0d8","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:35:14Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/basic-scones"}