Girdle scones ... have you a recipe ... Thank you.!?

Question

Mother used to make them ... more of a thick batter ...

Answer 1

i don't wear a girdle

Answer 2

This is a recipe my family has used for more than 50 yrs.

I have an old Kenwood Chief that came with a dough hook, so I mix everything in that. It also helps with mixing quickly and handling the dough as little as possible. If you don't have a machine with a dough hook, it's best to use a wooden spoon or your own hands - so make sure you remove all jewellery and wash your hands first.

Scones

250g (8oz) Self-raising Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

2 tablespoons Powdered Milk

1 cup Milk

1 tablespoon soft Butter or Margarine (salt reduced)

Heat oven to 220C (420F)

Grease baking tray - I use either a pizza tray or a pizza stone that has been lightly floured.

Sift Flour into bowl and rub Butter into flour with fingers til you can no longer see the butter. Add baking powder, baking soda, powdered milk and salt and stir in.

Mix in Milk slowly to help stop lumps. Once mixed well, transfer onto a lightly floured bench or cutting board. Knead dough so it's about 1 inch thick. Cut out scone size pieces using a floured glass or large cookie cutter, and transfer to tray/stone with each scone just touching the next. Brush tops with milk to help golden.

Cook in oven for 8-10 mins, or until golden and risen. I find turning the tray half way through cooking time assists with all scones being cooked equally, especially in an electric oven.

Answer 3

SCONES  

3 cups self-rising flour, sifted

1/4 cup oatmeal flour

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup sugar

milk, buttermilk, or cream

2 eggs

1 scant cup raisins or currants

1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 400°F degrees.

Pulse the oatmeal in a food processor until it has the consistency of fine flour.

Cut butter into the flour using your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, beaten eggs and currants or raisins.

Add enough milk to form a sticky dough, turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead approximately 10 turns. Do not over-knead, as this will make the scones tough.

Flatten to a circular shape, about 1 1/2" in thickness and cut wedge shaped pieces. Arrange pieces 1 inch apart in a circle on a lightly greased pan. Brush tops with cream or beaten egg white and bake about 15 minutes or until golden.

NOTE: If using buttermilk, reduce baking powder to 3/4 tsp and add 1/4 tsp soda instead.

These can be made in the food processor up until the point where you add the liquids. Add the dry ingredients to the oatmeal in the first step and pulse to combine, then add the butter and process for a few seconds, add beaten eggs with milk and knead briefly by hand if required. Do not knead in the food processor or scones may be tough.

Answer 4

Nothing wrong with your spelling lol. Girdle scones are a traditional Scottish recipe and is the Scots word for griddle.

Scottish Girdle Scones

  

Ingredients

8oz/226g plain flour

1oz/30g butter

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

1 1/2 cups of milk

Sift the flour into a bowl and add the dry ingredients.  Mix well.  Rub in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.  Whisk the egg and 1 cup of milk together.  Make a well in the mixture and add the egg and milk.  Mix to a soft dough consistency with a palette knife.  

Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface.  Roll lightly and quickly to around 1/4inch .  You shouldn't over handle the mixture.  Cut into triangles.

Grease and heat the girdle on a medium heat.  To test the readiness of the girdle, place a little flour on it, the flour should turn brown slowly.  Place the triangles on to the girdle and bake.  Turn once with a slice/broad knife, until brown on both sides. Spread with butter and serve freshly baked.

I use a girdle but if you dont have one a  large flat bottomed frying pan lightly greased should do the trick.