Winter warmness...

So it's getting kinda chilly now isn't it? I think Winter is the best time of the year for fashion. Time to pull out the nice warm grandma blankets (i think in winter i refer everything to being "grandma-ish"!) have porridge for breakfast, mix up late night hot chocolates and bake those yummy scones.

Will and i have been eating our porridge every morning for a whole week now, it's nice and warm on the fresh mornings we've been having and is also great for energy! yay

Here's my favourite scone recipe ....

Preparation time: 25 mins
Total cooking time: 25 mins
Makes about 12

2 and a quarter cups self-raising flour
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon sugar
20g chopped butter
1 egg
3/4 cup of milk
little bit of extra milk for glazing

Step1. Preheat oven to hot 220C. Sift the flour salt and sugar into a large bowl. Rub in the butter using your fingertips until the mixture is fine and crumbly. Make a well in the centre.

Step2. Lightly beat the egg and milk in a small bowl add alomost all the egg mixture at once to the flour mixture. Mix lightly with a flat bladed knife to form a soft dough add the rest of the egg, if needed.

Step3. Gather the dough togther and turn out onto a floured bench and knead very very lightly for 30 seconds, then press out to 2.5cm thick. Cut rounds with a floured scone cutter ( i like to use a mini scone cutter cos then they come out cute and little!)

Step4. Heat a baking tray in the oven for 5 mins and then place the rounds on the tray leaving a small gap around each. Brush with milk and bake for 15-20 mins or until tops are golden brown. Wrap in a clean tea towel while still hot. Serve warm or cold with jam and cream or just butter if you don't have any jam and cream!

And if you're lucky

they will look as yummy as this ....xo